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World J Hepatol. Aug 27, 2024; 16(8): 1185-1198
Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v16.i8.1185
Table 1 Baseline and study characteristics
Ref.
Publication year
Study design
Country
Patients
Age in years
Male
BMI in kg/m2
Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus
NAFLD
Non-NAFLD
NAFLD
Non-NAFLD
NAFLD
Non-NAFLD
NAFLD
Non-NAFLD
NAFLD
Non-NAFLD
NAFLD
Non-NAFLD
Milic et al[29]2022Retrospective observationalItaly13010560.5± 5.263 ± 6.495 (73.1)67 (63.8)30.8 ± 1.526.8 ± 1.543 (33.1)27 (25.7)26 (20.0)7 (6.7)
Huang et al[30]2020Retrospective observationalChina8619443.3 ± 5.943.5 ± 7.450 (58.1)96 (49.5)27.3 ± 1.323.0 ± 1.118 (20.9)27 (13.9)10 (11.6)11 (5.7)
Younossi et al[32]2022Retrospective observationalUnited States553273654.7 ± 15.854.0 ± 20.7280 (50.6)1340 (49.0)32.6 ± 8.229.5 ± 6.8346 (62.9)1138 (41.6)282 (51.0)0 (0)
Vázquez-Medin et al[33]2022Retrospective observationalMexico796054.6 ± 14.056.0 ± 17.562 (78.5)42 (70.0)N/dN/d3 (3.8)9 (15.0)0 (0)8 (13.3)
Moctezuma-Velázquez et al[34]2022Retrospective observationalMexico35911151.3 ± 5.553.0 ± 6.9231 (64.0)67 (60.0)31.2 ± 1.925.5 ± 1.1122 (34.0)25 (22.0)111 (31.0)15 (14.0)
Nath et al[35]2022Prospective observationalIndia814316947.1 ± 14.345.2 ± 16.1673 (82.6)2311 (72.9)N/dN/dN/dN/d72 (43.3)149 (43.5)
Vrsaljko et al[36]2022Retrospective observationalCroatia1209658.0 ± 4.563.0 ± 4.678 (65.0)59 (61.5)31.5 ± 1.727.3 ± 1.947 (39.2)45 (46.9)20 (16.7)10 (10.4)
Wang et al[37]2021Prospective observationalChina8613246.8 ± 16.548.8 ± 18.252 (60.5)58 (43.9)26.4 ± 5.321.2 ± 5.120 (23.3)12 (9.1)9 (10.5)5 (3.8)
Madan et al[38]2022Retrospective observationalIndia28915756.4 ± 14.358.3 ± 17.1195 (67.5)93 (59.2)26.6 ± 5.2N/dN/dN/d129 (44.6)68 (43.3)
Zoncapè et al[39]2023Retrospective observationalItaly33333968.5 ± 14.073.7 ± 15.1235 (70.6)172 (55.3)N/dN/d229 (68.8)183 (54.0)148 (44.4)60 (17.7)
Brozat et al[31]2024Retrospective observationalUnited States146671466757.8 ± 15.157.3 ± 14.77356 (50.2)7070 (48.2)N/dN/d9761 (66.6)9527 (65.0)7051 (48.1)7051 (48.1)
Table 2 Baseline coronavirus disease 2019 symptoms
Ref.
NAFLD
Non-NAFLD
P value
Milic et al[29]Respiratory cluster: 67 (51.5)Respiratory cluster: 58 (55.2)0.66
Neurocognitive cluster: 38 (29.2)Neurocognitive cluster: 44 (41.9)0.06
Musculoskeletal cluster: 32 (24.6)Musculoskeletal cluster: 30 (28.6)0.59
Psychological cluster: 30 (23.1)Psychological cluster: 39 (37.1)0.03a
Sensory cluster: 20 (15.4)Sensory cluster: 21 (20.0)0.45
Dermatological cluster: 32 (24.6)Dermatological cluster: 27 (25.7)0.97
Huang et al[30]Fever: 55 (64.0)Fever: 132 (68.0)0.503
Cough: 47 (54.7)Cough: 109 (56.2)0.812
Fatigue: 16 (18.6)Fatigue: 42 (21.6)0.562
Sore throat: 10 (11.6)Sore throat: 22 (11.3)0.944
Muscle ache: 7 (8.1)Muscle ache: 21 (10.8)0.49
Shortness of breath: 7 (8.1)Shortness of breath: 16 (8.2)0.976
Headache: 3 (3.5)Headache: 16 (8.2)0.144
No pneumonia: 6 (7.0)No pneumonia: 19 (9.8)
Unilateral pneumonia: 11 (12.8)Unilateral pneumonia: 26 (13.4)
Bilateral pneumonia: 69 (80.2)Bilateral pneumonia: 149 (76.8)
Younossi et al[32]Cough: 318 (57.9)Cough: 1273 (47.7)< 0.0001b
Fever: 319 (58.1)Fever: 1283 (48.0)< 0.0001b
Shortness of breath: 361 (65.8)Shortness of breath: 1519 (56.9)0.0001b
Altered mental status: 22 (4.0)Altered mental status: 203 (7.6)0.0026b
Sore throat: 22 (4.0)Sore throat: 64 (2.4)0.033a
Headache: 74 (13.5)Headache: 240 (9.0)0.0012b
Fatigue: 144 (26.2)Fatigue: 588 (22.0)0.0318a
Vázquez-Medina et al[33]Cough: 49 (62)Cough: 39 (65.0)0.3
Fever: 59 (74.68)Fever: 39 (65.0)0.4
Shortness of breath: 53 (67.09)Shortness of breath: 41 (68.3)0.7
Headache: 14 (17.72)Headache: 13 (21.7)0.7
Wang et al[37]Cough: 75 (87.2)Cough: 104 (78.8)0.113
Fever: 66 (76.7)Fever: 97 (73.5)0.588
Fatigue: 39 (45.3)Fatigue: 61 (46.2)0.901
Table 3 Primary and secondary outcomes
Ref.
NAFLD
Non-NAFLD
P value and 95%CI
Milic et al[29]Duration of hospital stay, mean ± SD: 12.1 ± 10.3Duration of hospital stay, mean ± SD: 11.5 ± 10.20.61
Patients on ventilatory support: 24 (18.5)Patients on ventilatory support: 21 (20.0)0.9
Huang et al[30]Respiratory failure: 10 (11.6)Respiratory failure: 12 (6.2)0.118
ARDS: 2 (2.3)ARDS: 2 (1.0)0.4
Hepatic failure: 0 (0)Hepatic failure: 0 (0)
Hospital discharge: 63 (73.3)Hospital discharge: 148 (76.3)0.587
Severe illness: 12 (14.0)Severe illness: 16 (8.2)0.142
ICU admission: 5 (5.8)ICU admission: 13 (6.7)0.78
Mortality: 0 (0)Mortality: 0 (0)
Younossi et al[32]Acute liver injury: 21 (3.9)Acute liver injury: 38 (1.6)0.0006b
Duration of hospital stay, mean ± SD: 9.6 ± 11.4Duration of hospital stay, mean ± SD: 7.3 ± 7.6< 0.0001b
ICU admission: 196 (35.4)ICU admission: 726 (26.5)< 0.0001b
Patients on ventilatory support: 76 (13.7)Patients on ventilatory support: 221 (8.1)< 0.0001b
Mortality: 60 (10.8)Mortality: 239 (8.7)0.11
Readmission: 25 (4.5)Readmission: 95 (4.5)
Vázquez-Medina et al[33]Duration of hospital stay, mean ± SD: 11 ± 9.16Duration of hospital stay, mean ± SD: 11.2 ± 7.80.91
Mortality: 41 (51.9)Mortality: 23 (38.3)0.071
Patients on ventilatory support: 32 (40.5)Patients on ventilatory support: 12 (20.0)0.0021,b
Moctezuma-Velázquez et al[34]ICU admission: 175 (49.0)ICU admission: 31 (28.0)< 0.001b
Patients on ventilatory support: 117 (32.0)Patients on ventilatory support: 11 (10.0)< 0.001b
Mortality: 106 (30.0)Mortality: 21 (19.0)0.03a
Nath et al[35]Duration of hospital stay, mean ± SD: 10.6 ± 7.2Duration of hospital stay, mean ± SD: 10.7 ± 6.60.447
Mortality: 55 (6.7)Mortality: 188 (5.9)0.381
Vrsaljko et al[36]Clinical improvement of day 7: 27 (22.5)Clinical improvement of day 7: 39 (40.6)0.0048b
Clinical improvement of day 14: 86 (71.7)Clinical improvement of day 14: 85 (88.5)0.0024b
Duration of hospital stay, day median (IQR): 10 (8-15)Duration of hospital stay, day median (IQR): 9 (6-12)0.0018b
Patients on ventilatory support: 6 (5)Patients on ventilatory support: 3 (3.1)
Mortality: 8 (6.7)Mortality: 3 (3.1)0.3529
Wang et al[37]Severe events: 19 (22.1)Severe events: 22 (16.7)0.316
Duration of hospital stay in days, median (IQR): 15 (5-41)Duration of hospital stay in days, median (IQR): 16 (5-40)0.407
Mortality: 0 (0)Mortality: 2 (1.5)0.251
Madan et al[38]Duration of ICU stay, mean ± SD: 8.3 ± 6.9Duration of ICU stay, mean ± SD: 7.1 ± 5.70.208
Duration of hospital stay, mean ± SD: 10.1 ± 7.1Duration of hospital stay, mean ± SD: 10.7 ± 8.10.43
Patients on ventilatory support: 27 (9.3)Patients on ventilatory support: 14 (8.9)0.385
ICU admission: 94 (32.5)ICU admission: 62 (39.5)0.752
Mortality: 38 (13.2)Mortality: 21 (13.8)0.866
Zoncapè et al[39]Duration of hospital stay, mean ± SD: 18.8 ± 15.5Duration of hospital stay, mean ± SD: 16.4 ± 11.90.087
Mortality: 25 (7.5)Mortality: 28 (8.3)0.393
Brozat et al[31]Duration of hospital stay: 9.82Duration of hospital stay: 8.8095%CI: 0.78-1.26
Duration of ICU stay: 2.32Duration of ICU stay: 2.0295%CI: 0.14-0.47
ICU admission: 3227 (22.0)ICU admission: 3095 (21.1)95%CI: 0.95-1.08
Patients on ventilatory support: 2816 (19.2)Patients on ventilatory support: 2567 (17.5)95%CI: 1.01-1.14
Hospital readmission in 30 days: 1247 (8.5)Hospital readmission in 30 days: 1115 (7.6)95%CI: 0.86-1.03
Hospital readmission in 90 days: 1701 (11.6)Hospital readmission in 90 days: 1569 (10.7)
Mortality: 1672 (11.4)Mortality: 1511 (10.3)95%CI: 0.91-1.06
Table 4 Quality assessment of included studies
Study name
Milic et al[29]
Huang et al[30]
Younossi et al[32]
Vázquez-Medina et al[33]
Moctezuma-Velázquez et al[34]
Nath et al[35]
Vrsaljko et al[36]
Wang et al[37]
Madan et al[38]
Zoncapè et al[39]
Brozat et al[31]
Selection (4)
Representativeness of the exposed cohort11111111111
Selection of the non-exposed cohort11111111111
Ascertainment of exposure11111101111
Demonstration that outcome of interest was not present at start of study11111111111
Comparability (2)
Comparability of cohorts on the basis of the design or analysis12212212222
Outcome (3)
Assessment of outcome01111110101
Was followed up long enough for outcomes to occur10010111101
Adequacy of follow-up of cohorts01011111111
Total (9)68788978979