In-hospital mortality is associated with inflammatory response in NAFLD patients admitted for COVID-19.
Roberta ForlanoBenjamin H MullishSujit K MukherjeeRooshi NathwaniCristopher HarlowPeter CrookRebekah Cheung JudgeAnet SoubieresPaul MiddletonAnna DauntPablo Perez-GuzmanNowlan SelvapattMaud LemoineAmeet DharMark R ThurszShevanthi NayagamPinelopi ManousouPublished in: PloS one (2020)
The presence of NAFLD per se was not associated with worse outcomes in patients hospitalised for COVID-19. Though NAFLD patients were younger on admission, disease stage was not associated with clinical outcomes. Yet, mortality was associated with gender and a pronounced inflammatory response in the NAFLD group.
Keyphrases
- inflammatory response
- end stage renal disease
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- emergency department
- prognostic factors
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular disease
- mental health
- risk factors
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular events
- insulin resistance