Karn Wijarnpreecha1,2, Susan Lou3, Kanramon Watthanasuntorn1, Paul T Kroner2, Wisit Cheungpasitporn4, Frank J Lukens2, Surakit Pungpapong2, Andrew P Keaveny2, Patompong Ungprasert5. 1. Department of Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, New York. 2. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida. 3. Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. 4. Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. 5. Department of Research and Development, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Recent studies have suggested that small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) could be a predisposing factor for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) although the results were inconsistent. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted with the aim to summarize all available data. METHODS: A comprehensive literature review was conducted utilizing MEDLINE and EMBASE databases through September 2018 to identify all studies that compared the risk of NAFLD among patients with SIBO versus those without SIBO. Effect estimates from each study were extracted and combined together using the random effect, generic inverse variance method of DerSimonian and Laird. RESULTS: A total of 10 studies with 1093 participants fulfilled the eligibility criteria and were included in the meta-analysis. A significant association between NAFLD and SIBO was observed with the pooled odds ratio of 3.82 (95% confidence interval, 1.93-7.59; I 65%). Funnel plot is relatively symmetric and is not suggestive of the presence of publication bias. CONCLUSION: A significant association between NAFLD and SIBO was observed in this meta-analysis.
OBJECTIVES: Recent studies have suggested that small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) could be a predisposing factor for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) although the results were inconsistent. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted with the aim to summarize all available data. METHODS: A comprehensive literature review was conducted utilizing MEDLINE and EMBASE databases through September 2018 to identify all studies that compared the risk of NAFLD among patients with SIBO versus those without SIBO. Effect estimates from each study were extracted and combined together using the random effect, generic inverse variance method of DerSimonian and Laird. RESULTS: A total of 10 studies with 1093 participants fulfilled the eligibility criteria and were included in the meta-analysis. A significant association between NAFLD and SIBO was observed with the pooled odds ratio of 3.82 (95% confidence interval, 1.93-7.59; I 65%). Funnel plot is relatively symmetric and is not suggestive of the presence of publication bias. CONCLUSION: A significant association between NAFLD and SIBO was observed in this meta-analysis.
Authors: E Scarpellini; L Abenavoli; V Cassano; E Rinninella; M Sorge; F Capretti; C Rasetti; G Svegliati Baroni; F Luzza; P Santori; A Sciacqua Journal: Front Med (Lausanne) Date: 2022-04-26