Tanaka M, Okada H, Hashimoto Y, et al. - Researchers conducted this cross-sectional study to explore the connection between skeletal muscle characteristics and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and examined the combined impact of these parameters on the prevalence of NAFLD. Data from 632 middle-aged Japanese individuals with no daily intake of alcohol from a cohort of employees undergoing annual health examinations were analyzed. Participants in the study were divided into four study groups based on their skeletal muscle index (SMI) and density (SMD) relative to median values. Investigators found that 140 men and 43 women had NAFLD. They concluded that the prevalence of NAFLD was independently linked to SMI and SMD.