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Many studies have shown that NAFLD is indeed closely related to the occurrence of colon tumors.The aim of this study was to further establish an assessment for the risk associated with NAFLD and the site-specificity of colon tumors.We searched the PubMed,Embase,Cochrane,and Scopus databases published from January 1,1981,to December 15,2019,assessing the risk of colorectal neoplasms in patients with NAFLD.A total of 32 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility, and all of the studies that did not mention specific sites of the colon tumors or report complete dates were excluded during this process.A total of 32 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility, Finally, only 11 articles were included in the meta-analysis after further screening and discussion.the characteristics of the 21 excluded studies were summarized with the exact reasons for exclusion; additionally, the specific scores of the three components of NOS for each included article were marked.