Comparison of liver fibrosis scores and fatty liver on computed tomography as risk factors for severity of COVID-19.

Yuji KamiyaMasahiro ShinodaNaoki IshiiSaki YamamotoTetsuo SekineMiwa MorikawaShinichiro OtaMio Toyama-KousakaHidenori TakahashiHiroaki TakeiMasaharu Shinkai

Published in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2024)

This study showed that FIB-4 and NFS were the best liver fibrosis scores that predicted worse prognosis for COVID-19, and that increased NFS or BARD and fatty liver evident on CT represented independent risk factors for severe COVID-19 and oxygen demand.

Keyphrases

liver fibrosis
coronavirus disease
sars cov
computed tomography
positron emission tomography
dual energy
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
magnetic resonance imaging
early onset