High FIB4 index is an independent risk factor of diabetic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes

Abstract Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) may be linked to development of chronic kidney diseases (CKD). The FIB4 index, a noninvasive liver fibrosis score, has been reported to predict CKD in non-diabetic patients, but there are no reports yet in diab...

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Main Authors: Haruka Saito, Hayato Tanabe, Akihiro Kudo, Noritaka Machii, Moritake Higa, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Gulinu Maimaituxun, Kazumichi Abe, Atsushi Takahashi, Kenichi Tanaka, Koichi Asahi, Hiroaki Masuzaki, Hiromasa Ohira, Junichiro J. Kazama, Michio Shimabukuro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88285-6