Title: The Serum Hepcidin and the Hepcidin/Ferritin ratio in NAFLD: A Systematic Review
and Meta-Analysis
Version: 3 Date: 17 Nov 2024
Reviewer's report:
1. All the abbreviations used in the abstract should be defined as they can be hard to follow.
2. Report on the inter-rater reliability of the data screening and selection process, ideally using
a kappa statistic to demonstrate agreement between the authors.
3. Why random effect model used to analysis of the results and no fixed effect model?
4.  Results were duplicated in the text and tables/figures. I suggest avoiding any duplication in
order to improve the readability of the manuscript.
5. The authors are advised to perform a GRADE assessment to evaluate the strength of their
evidence.
6. The quality of English needs serious modification by a native speaker. There are some wording
and grammatical errors.
7. Add your full search strategy for each database in the supplementary material. The search was
performed more than 6 months ago so I think authors should update their search
8. Explain more about the strengths and limitations of this study.
Title: The Serum Hepcidin and the Hepcidin/Ferritin ratio in NAFLD: A Systematic Review
and Meta-Analysis
Version: 3 Date: 17 Nov 2024
Reviewer's report:
1. All the abbreviations used in the abstract should be defined as they can be hard to follow.
2. Report on the inter-rater reliability of the data screening and selection process, ideally using
a kappa statistic to demonstrate agreement between the authors.
3. Why random effect model used to analysis of the results and no fixed effect model?
4.  Results were duplicated in the text and tables/figures. I suggest avoiding any duplication in
order to improve the readability of the manuscript.
5. The authors are advised to perform a GRADE assessment to evaluate the strength of their
evidence.
6. The quality of English needs serious modification by a native speaker. There are some wording
and grammatical errors.
7. Add your full search strategy for each database in the supplementary material. The search was
performed more than 6 months ago so I think authors should update their search
8. Explain more about the strengths and limitations of this study.
Please review this paper.
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Title: The Serum Hepcidin and the Hepcidin/Ferritin ratio in NAFLD: A Systematic Review
and Meta-Analysis
Version: 3 Date: 17 Nov 2024
Reviewer's report:
1. All the abbreviations used in the abstract should be defined as they can be hard to follow.
2. Report on the inter-rater reliability of the data screening and selection process, ideally using
a kappa statistic to demonstrate agreement between the authors.
3. Why random effect model used to analysis of the results and no fixed effect model?
4.  Results were duplicated in the text and tables/figures. I suggest avoiding any duplication in
order to improve the readability of the manuscript.
5. The authors are advised to perform a GRADE assessment to evaluate the strength of their
evidence.
6. The quality of English needs serious modification by a native speaker. There are some wording
and grammatical errors.
7. Add your full search strategy for each database in the supplementary material. The search was
performed more than 6 months ago so I think authors should update their search
8. Explain more about the strengths and limitations of this study.
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