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Hepatic fibrosis severity assessed by FIB-4 index is independently associated with reduced kidney function in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a nationwide multicenter study from Türkiye.

Key takeaways

In people with fatty liver disease, those with worse liver scarring scores (measured by a test called FIB-4) tended to have lower kidney function. This was a large study across many centers in Türkiye. It shows a link between liver scarring and weaker kidneys, not proof that one causes the other.

Who did this work

Sumbul HE · Kirik A · Yaylaci S · Oral A · Serin SO · Issever K · Koca N · Aydin A · Demir I · Gozel N · Yildiz P · Dizdar OS

Source

Article · PubMed, fibrosis reversal · 2026 Aug 12
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42584813/