ArticleThe Journal of nutrition2021
Relation Between Body Composition, Systemic Inflammatory Response, and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Admitted to an Urban Teaching Hospital with COVID-19.
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- Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outcomes in patients with sarcopenia: A meta-analysis and meta-regression.Clinical nutrition ESPEN · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
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- Low skeletal muscle radiodensity and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as predictors of poor outcome in patients with COVID-19.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- A comparison of CT-body composition measurements in non-cancer and cancer patients from a single UK centre.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2022Article
- Prediction of abdominal CT body composition parameters by thoracic measurements as a new approach to detect sarcopenia in a COVID-19 cohort.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundCOVID-19 has been associated with cases of severe respiratory illness, admissions to intensive therapy units (ITUs), and high mortality rates.
objectivesThe aim of the present study was to examine the relation between computed tomography- body composition (CT-BC) measurements, systemic inflammation, and clinical outcomes in those with COVID-19.
methodsPatients who presented to our institution between March 17 and May 1, 2020, with a positive PCR test for COVID-19 or characteristic radiological changes, were assessed for inclusion. Data collected included general demographic details, clinicopathological variables, poGPS, NLR , CT-BC measurements, and clinical outcomes including ITU admission and 30-d mortality, of those admitted.
resultsSixty-three patients met the study inclusion criteria. Forty-two patients (67%) were aged ≥70 y, 30 (47.6%) were male and 34.9% ( n = 22) had a poGPS ≥1. ITU admission was significantly associated with a high VFA ( P < 0.05). Thirty-day mortality was associated with high VFA (P < 0.05) and low SMI (P < 0.05).
conclusionsSarcopenia in the presence of obesity was associated with clinical outcomes including greater 30-d mortality.
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