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. 2024 Feb 21;30(7):636–643. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i7.636

Table 1.

Studies fucus on the relationship between muscle strength and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Ref.
Study design
Subjects
Sample size and gender [female; n (%)]
Mean age (yr)
Strength position/measures
Outcome
Gan et al[15], 2020 Cross-sectional study General adults in China 3536 (71.3) 51.72 for participants without NAFLD/55.2 for participants with NAFLD Handgrip strength (kg)/electronic hand dynamometer Incidence of NAFLD
Lee et al[16], 2018 Cross-sectional study General adults in Korea 8001 (55.5) 49.9 Handgrip strength (kg)/digital grip strength dynamometer Incidence of NAFLD
Kim et al[17], 2019 Cross-sectional study Men aged ≥ 50 yr and postmenopausal women in Korea 4103 (53.8) 61.9 for men without NAFLD/59.5 for men with NAFLD/61.8 for women without NAFLD/62 for women with NAFLD Handgrip strength (kg)/digital grip strength dynamometer Incidence of NAFLD
Cho et al[18], 2021 Cross-sectional study Middle-aged adults in Korea 5272 (68.2) 57.1 Handgrip strength (kg)/digital grip strength dynamometer Incidence of NAFLD
Lee et al[19], 2022 Cross-sectional study General adults in Korea 19852 (62.5) 45.8 for men/48.3 for women Handgrip strength (kg)/digital grip strength dynamometer Incidence of NAFLD
Debroy et al[20], 2019 Cross-sectional study Adults living with HIV and receiving treatment in Italy 169 (0) 56.8 Handgrip strength (kg)/handheld dynamometer Incidence of NAFLD
Meng et al[21], 2016 Cross-sectional study General adults in China 20957(49) 41.2 Handgrip strength (kg)/electronic hand-grip dynamometer Incidence of NAFLD
Bulur et al[22], 2023 Cross-sectional study Middle-aged male patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus 145 (0) 55.2 hand muscle strength (kg)/hydraulic dynamometer Incidence of NAFLD
Wang et al[23], 2021 Cross-sectional study Senior hospital staff in China 578 (84.1) 72.9 for men without NAFLD/68.9 for men with NAFLD/62.9 for women without NAFLD/67.5 for women with NAFLD Handgrip strength (kg)/hydraulic hand dynamometer Incidence of NAFLD
Petermann-Rocha et al[24], 2022 prospective study General adults in Scotland, England and Wales 333295 (55) 56.6 Handgrip strength (kg)/hydraulic hand dynamometer Incidence of severe NAFLD
Kang et al[25], 2020 Cross-sectional study General adults in Korea 13502 (57.6) 45.6 Handgrip strength (kg)/digital grip strength dynamometer Incidence and severity of NAFLD
Park et al[26], 2020 Cross-sectional study General adults in the USA 3922 (58.1) 45 for men/46.9 for women Handgrip strength (kg)/digital grip strength dynamometer Incidence and severity of NAFLD
Zhao et al[27], 2023 Cross-sectional study General adults in the USA 8888 (50.43) 46.07 Handgrip strength (kg)/digital grip strength dynamometer Incidence and severity of NAFLD
Kim et al[28], 2023 Cross-sectional study General adults with NAFLD in the USA 4655 (46.9) 48 Handgrip strength (kg)/digital grip strength dynamometer All-cause and cause-specific mortality in NAFLD
Charatcharoenwitthaya et al[29], 2022 Observational study General adults with NAFLD in the Thailand 7083 (69.4) 49.3 Handgrip strength (kg)/digital dynamometer All-cause mortality in NAFLD

NAFLD: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.