NAFLD probably increases your risk if you get COVID

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It is being reported that patients who have NAFLD are about twice as likely to have a more serious illness than patients who are obese but do not have NAFLD if infected with COVID.

NAFLD is more likely to result in serious symptoms than obesity without NAFLD. This distinction is important for proper risk stratification.

I know that when you read about the risk factors associated with COVID they rarely mention liver disease. There have been some early reports that essentially say that liver risk is limited. In the early turmoil of a crisis like the COVID pandemic a lot of information is fragmented and based on very small samples.

A study has just been uploaded to a pre-release server which takes a much more effective look at the question of whether NAFLD should be considered to be a risk factor for hospitalization should you become infected.

To be clear, there are preexisting conditions that have a higher risk of fatality with this virus, but when we consider how many people have NAFLD, it is important to understand the consequences of that.

Perspectum Ltd., is the maker of the LiverMultiscan and is the key MRI provider for the UK Biobank. They examined the results of 502,506 people scanned for the Biobank and found 42,146 who showed signs of liver disease. This group was compared to the patients tested positive for the virus and their symptoms were then compared to similar obese patients without NAFLD.

The risk of having more severe symptoms for the NAFLD patients was about double that of patients who were just obese. While this analysis awaits more formal review, it is fair warning that we should be paying attention to NAFLD/NASH in the context of managing COVID.

This matters because we don't routinely diagnose NAFLD so as we try to devise societal management strategies that provide care to those at greater risk. we can't assess it accurately when our information is poor to wrong.

[Usranger67]

Please advise me when you do your youtube. I wish to subscribe.

I am afraid that I acquired Covid 19 in April 2020 when when my wife wanted to see a friend at their house. I refused to let my family go out because of the pandemic. But to stupid me listening my wife telling me that they were tested and were negative and they calling about their kids wanting to see my kids. I decided it was ok. What a mistake. My wife cover up the history which later I found out that the lady went to the hospital for emergency of lack of breath a week before and the hospital only tested her but at that time the test were not accurate. They never test the male or the kids. When we arrive at there house. All of them were coughing and not wearing masks. It was to late because my wife and kids were already in the house for a long period of time. I was fixing a flat tire out side. They lied and they were not wearing mask. We were sick three days later but none of us got the high temperatures or coughing. It was mostly minor aches, heads and sore throat. I got minor breathing issue and aches on the upper right chest area where the liver is. She only told me if we die. We are going to dead anyways. I told her dead, for being stupid.

Anyways. Two months later my liver area hurts more and do believe the covid 19 is the cause. If you have fatty liver. Do not listen to your stupid partner because they want to see their moronic idiot friend.

[nash2 Partner in reply to Usranger67]

Sorry to hear that. We don't really know what the long term effects are but we do believe the liver is at risk. Our best wishes to you as you deal with this.