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. 2020 May 21;44(4):e84–e86. doi: 10.1016/j.clinre.2020.05.002

Table 1.

Prevalence of elevated liver enzymes from different COVID-19 studies.

Reference Group Patients (n) % of patients with abnormal liver test
[2] Severe 85 ALT (82.3), AST (75.3), GGT (72.3), ALP (12.2)
Non-severe 233 ALT (52.2), AST (26.9), GGT (39.1), ALP (10.5)
[12] Hospitalized 99 ALT (28), AST (35)
[5] Hospitalized 1099 ALT (21.3), AST (22.2)
[3] Severe 13 62
Non-severe 28 25
[6] Hospitalized 81 53
[13] Severe 36 Not known
Non-severe 102 Not known
[14] Hospitalized 62 16.1
[15] Survivors 20 30
Non-survivors 32 28
[4] Severe 30 ALT (16.7), AST (26.7)
Mild 61 ALT (8.2), AST (16.4)

Severe: patients admitted in the intensive care unit (ICU).