Sarcopenia and risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aim

The association between sarcopenia and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been suggested by recent epidemiological studies, although the results have been inconsistent. This meta-analysis was conducted to summarize all available data and estimate the risk of NAFLD among patients with sarcopenia.

Materials and methods

A comprehensive literature review was conducted using MEDLINE and EMBASE databases through November 2016 to identify all studies that compared the risk of NAFLD among patients with sarcopenia versus those without sarcopenia. Effect estimates from each study were extracted and combined using the random-effect, generic inverse variance method of DerSimonian and Laird.

Results

Five cross-sectional studies with 27,804 participants met

SUBMITTER: Wijarnpreecha K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5848318 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature