Association between serum ferritin level and the various stages of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common liver disorder across the world, and non-invasive evaluation approaches are in need to assess NAFLD disease progression. Serum ferritin has been proposed as one of the biomarkers for NAFLD diagnosis in previous studies. This systematic review aims to identify, report, and synthesize studies that investigated the association of serum ferritin level with the various stages of NAFLD among the adult population.

Methods

Three databases - MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Scopus - were systematically searched to obtain potentially relevant publications before July 2022. No restrictions were applied to geographical region, study design, publication type and language. The association between serum ferritin level or

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9381877 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature