ArticleObesity science & practice2022
Role of body mass index in outcomes of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 illness.
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- Obesity as a Risk Factor for Complications and Mortality in Individuals with SARS-CoV-2: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2024Pooled it
- Sex-specific associations between surgery-induced weight loss and cancer outcomes: A post hoc analysis of the prospective, controlled Swedish Obese Subjects study.PLoS medicine · 2026Article
- Impact Of body Mass Index on Cardiopulmonary Outcomes of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Complicated by Severe Sepsis.Obesity pillars · 2024Article
- Higher body mass index is strongly linked to poor outcomes in adult COVID-19 hospitalizations: A National Inpatient Sample Study.Obesity science & practice · 2024Article
- Role of body mass index in outcomes of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 illness.Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Since the start of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, several studies have linked obesity with severity of illness as well as mortality in patients with COVID-19. Outcomes of patients with overweight or obesity, who develop critical illness, have been studied extensively over the past decade where the studies have shown conflicting results. In this study, we aimed to assess the association between the body mass index (BMI) classes and outcomes among hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Methods: This was a retrospective chart review of all adults admitted to our hospital with COVID-19 illness between 1 March 2020 and 30 June 2020. Patients were divided into four groups based on their BMI range as follows: patients with underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m Results: 1274 patients were admitted during the study period. There were 24 (1.9%) patients with underweight, 268 (21%) patients with normal weight, 445 (34.9%) patients with overweight, and 537 (42.2%) patients with obesity. Patients with obesity were younger ( Conclusions: In our large single-center study of hospitalized patients with COVID-19, patients with overweight and obesity had higher need for mechanical ventilation but had similar mortality when compared to patients with normal weight and underweight.
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