%0 Journal Article %T Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with low-grade albuminuria in men without diabetes mellitus %A Jun Young Do %A Kyu Hyang Cho %A Seok Hui Kang %J International Journal of Medical Sciences %D 2019 %R 10.7150/ijms.28264 %X Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with the dysregulation of multiple metabolic and inflammatory pathways. These can lead to extrahepatic disorders involving the kidney, a vulnerable organ responsible for extra-renal complications. Evaluating the association between NAFLD and low-grade albuminuria as a renal complication would be helpful to better understand the pathophysiology and extra-hepatic complications of NAFLD. %K Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease %K albuminuria %K metabolic syndrome %U http://www.medsci.org/v16p0285.htm