Liver dysfunction in adults with COVID-19 infection: A longitudinal study with transient elastography evaluation.
Ruveena Bhavani RajaramThevaraajan JayaramanXin-Hui KhooNalliah SaravanaaAnjanna KukrejaBushra Megat JohariNadia Fareeda Muhammad GowdhWai-Kin LeeChoong-Yeong SooiSazali BasriRong-Xiang NgHang-Cheng OngPui-Li WongSharifah Faridah Syed OmarSanjiv MahadevaPublished in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2024)
Approximately 47.7% of COVID-19 patients were found to have persistent ALB up to 6 months following the acute infection, and it was associated with raised BMI, elevated serum LDL, increased rates of MAFLD and CLD, and higher rates of liver injury on univariate analysis, but not on multivariate analysis.