Body mass index and COVID-19 outcomes:A retrospective cross-sectional study at a tertiary care center in India
作者机构：Departments of 1EndocrinologySP Medical CollegeBikanerIndia Departments of MedicineSP Medical CollegeBikanerIndia
出 版 物：《Journal of Acute Disease》 (急性病杂志（英文版）)
年 卷 期：2022年第11卷第2期
页 面：71-76页
学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学]
主 题：Overweight Obesity Body mass index COVID-19 Outcome
摘 要：Objective:To determine the association between body weight and COVID-19 ***:This is a retrospective cohort study of COVID-19 patients admitted in a dedicated COVID-19 hospital,a tertiary health care center,between May and June *** data and baseline variables,including age,sex,body mass index(BMI),and comorbidities were ***(death or mechanical ventilation)of the patients with different BMI,age,comorbidities,and qSOFA scores were ***,the risk factors for death or mechanical ventilation were ***:The mean age of the subjects was(51.8±14.7)years old,and 233(74.2%)were *** were 103(32.8%)patients with normal weight,143(45.5%)patients were overweight,and 68(21.7%)patients were ***-hospital deaths and need of mechanical ventilations were significantly higher in the obese and the overweight group compared to the normal weight group,in age group≥65 years compared to65 years,in patients with≥1 comorbidities compared to patients without comorbidities,in patients with qSOFA scores≥2 compared to patients with qSOFA scores*** was a significantly increased risk of death(RR:4.1,95%CI 1.0-17.4,P=0.04)and significantly increased need of mechanical ventilation(RR:5.2,95%CI 1.8-15.2,P=0.002)in the obese patients compared with those with normal weight after controlling other ***:Obesity is one of the significant risk factors for adverse outcomes in COVID-19 patients and should be considered during management.
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