COVID-19 in patients with hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases: a single-centre cross-sectional study in East London.

Abu Z M Dayem UllahLavanya SivapalanHemant Mahendrakumar KocherClaude Chelala

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

In this large population-based study of patients with HPB conditions, men, Black ethnicity, pre-existing moderate to severe liver conditions, six common medical multimorbidities, substance misuse and a history of vitamin D treatment independently posed higher odds of acquiring COVID-19 compared with their respective counterparts. The odds of death were significantly high for men and Black people.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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drug induced
replacement therapy