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Urinary fatty acid and retinol binding protein-4 predict CKD progression in severe NAFLD patients with hypertension: 4-year study with clinical and experimental approaches

Key Findings:  This analysis of severe non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients with hypertension and proteinuria found that high body mass index, high hepatic fibrosis score, high urinary level of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, high urinary levels of fatty acid-binding protein (FABP), and high urinary level of retinol binding protein (RBP4) were useful predictors for progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD) during 24 months.