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Muhammad Bashir, MD
Muhammad
Bashir, MD
Mohammad Nawaz, MD
Mohammad
Nawaz, MD
Shivakumar Vignesh, MD, FACG
Shivakumar
Vignesh, MD, FACG

P1228 Prevalence of GI Symptoms in COVID-19 Patients and Their Impact on Clinical Outcomes, from the Epicenter of COVID-19: Multicenter Study of Academic Centers in Brooklyn

Author Insight from Muhammad H. Bashir, MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University




What’s new here and important for clinicians?

  • In a predominantly minority population hospitalized with COVID-19, a third of patients presented with GI symptoms and had significantly lower all-cause mortality when compared to those presenting with non-GI symptoms.
  • Female gender was protective and mortality increased with age, disease severity, and BMI.
  • We found no significant association between ethnicity and mortality in this large multi-ethnic cohort with 78% composed of non-whites.

    What do patients need to know?

  • Risk factors for a poor outcome with COVID-19 include older age, male gender and obesity.
  • Race/ethnic background is not associated with death or poor outcomes with COVID-19.

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    Author Contact
    Muhammad H. Bashir, MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    hassaan103 [at] gmail [dot] com

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