Outcomes of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease In Covid Positive Diabetic Patients: Cross Sectional Study
Azhar Hussain, Mehwish Iftikhar, Amna Rizvi, Muhammad Latif, Muhammad Javed Ahmed, Saba Zartash,Talha Laique
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ABSTRACT
Background: SARS-CoV-2 principally invades the respiratory system. ACE receptor are
also abundant throughout the hepatobiliary system and their increased
expression on hepatocyte make patients with NAFLD more vulnerable.
Aim: To see outcomes of COVID positive diabetic
patients suffering from Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Study design: Cross Sectional Study.
Methodology: 150 diabetic and COVID
PCR positive were recruited from COVID ward of Services Hospital in Lahore.
Clinical parameters like BMI, SpO2, Hepatomegaly and lab parameters like HbA1C,
AST ALT were noted in spreadsheet. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS
v.25. Statistical significance for difference in proportions is calculated
using Pearson’s Chi-Squared test. P less than 0.05 was considered statistically
significant.
Results: Around 84(56%) were males and
66(44%) females, smoked were 27(18%), mean age (years) was 59.7333 ±11.35023,
mean BMI (kg/m²) was 30.1425±7.30673, 87(58%) patients had NAFLD, who
experienced sever disease (53.2%;
Conclusion: We concluded that NAFLD
makes COVID-19 infected patients more fragile. Such patients experienced sever
disease and more mortalities however need of mechanical ventilation remains
almost equal between those who has NAFLD and those who didn’t had.
Keywords: Nonalcoholic
fatty liver disease, COVID-19, Diabetes, Mortality and Severity.