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Associations of Coexisting Metabolic Dysfunction‐Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Sarcopenia‐Related Abnormalities With Adverse Clinical Outcomes Across Obesity States

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

A large study of 438,748 people in the UK found a link between low muscle strength and kidney disease. The risk was higher when people also had fatty liver disease. This study shows a link, not proof of cause. It suggests that muscle health matters for kidney health.

Who did this work

Hong Fan (Stanford Medicine) · Xianhua Mao (Stanford Medicine) · Taotao Yan (Stanford Medicine) · Scott Douglas Barnett (Stanford Medicine) · Jing Zhang (Capital Medical University) · Ramsey C Cheung (VA Palo Alto Health Care System) · Xuehong Zhang (Harvard University) · Mindie H. Nguyen (Stanford Medicine)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-29
https://doi.org/10.1002/mco2.71111