Exercise Does Not Independently Improve Histological Outcomes in Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Chen G, Banini B, Do A, Gunderson C, Zaman S, Lim J. Exercise Does Not Independently Improve Histological Outcomes in Biopsy-Proven Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Genes 2023, 14: 1811. PMID: 37761951, PMCID: PMC10531443, DOI: 10.3390/genes14091811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseBiopsy-proven non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseEffects of exerciseFatty liver diseaseHistological outcomesLiver histologyLiver diseaseClinical trialsHistological endpointsSystematic reviewSignificant histopathological improvementNAFLD activity scoreImpact of exerciseIndependent effectsRandom-effects modelSystematic literature searchHistopathological improvementExercise interventionActivity scoreClinical endpointsPooled estimatesMeta-AnalysisTotal participantsLiterature searchComparison group