Fat mass affects nutritional status of ICU COVID-19 patients.
Antonino De LorenzoMaria Grazia TarsitanoCarmela FalconeLaura Di RenzoLorenzo RomanoSebastiano MachedaAnna FerrarelliDemetrio LabateMarco TescioneFederico BilottaPaola GualtieriPublished in: Journal of translational medicine (2020)
This is the first study evaluating FM% in COVID-19 patient. We underlined obese characteristic with likely poorly prognosis and an important misclassification of obesity. A not negligible number of patients with normal BMI could actually have an excess of adipose tissue and therefore have an unfavorable outcome such as an obese. Is fundamental personalized patients nutrition basing on disease phases.
Keyphrases
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- weight loss
- metabolic syndrome
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- type diabetes
- coronavirus disease
- high fat diet
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- physical activity
- prognostic factors
- bariatric surgery
- peritoneal dialysis
- obese patients
- case report
- patient reported outcomes