Concept
Results: COVID-19 risk, disparities and outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease in the United States
- Patients with the highest odds for getting COVID-19 were those with chronic non alcoholic liver disease and non alcoholic cirrhosis followed by chronic Hep C, alcoholic liver damage, alcoholic cirrhosis and finally chronic Hep B
- Hospitalization rate for 16,530 adult COVID patients was 24.3% higher for African Americans than Caucasians
- Of 390 people with COVID-19 and a recent CLD encounter, 41.0% were hospitalized and 10.3% died
- There was a higher death and hospitalization rate in African Americans in comparison to Caucasians and in those with CLD and COVID-19 in comparison to those without CLD

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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Biomedical Sciences
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Methods: COVID-19 risk, disparities and outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease in the United States
Results: COVID-19 risk, disparities and outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease in the United States
Discussion: COVID-19 risk, disparities and outcomes in patients with chronic liver disease in the United States