Table 1.
Studies fucus on the relationship between muscle strength and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
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Ref.
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Study design
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Subjects
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Sample size and gender [female; n (%)]
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Mean age (yr)
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Strength position/measures
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Outcome
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| 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.