The fatty liver index as a predictor of incident chronic kidney disease in a 10-year prospective cohort study

Ji Hye Huh, Jang Young Kim, Eunhee Choi, Jae Seok Kim, Yoosoo Chang and Ki-Chul Sung

PLOS ONE, 2017, vol. 12, issue 7, 1-13

Abstract: Background: Although non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered to be associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), long-term follow up data is lacking. We investigated whether NAFLD, as determined by the fatty liver index (FLI), could predict incident CKD in 10-year prospective cohort study. We also assessed the clinical utility of FLI to predict the development of CKD. Methods: 6,238 adults aged 40 to 69 years without baseline CKD from the Ansan—Ansung cohort were examined. Patients were classified according to FLI as follows: FLI

Date: 2017
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