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BMI and mortality in critically ill patients with COVID-19: another brick in the wall of the obesity paradox.

Amanda Vilaverde PerezMarina Verçoza VianaLudmilla Dall'Orto ThomaziniSérgio Henrique LossFernanda Cassanta Richa de MachadoAline Graziele do NascimentoAmanda Pinto KropidlofsckyFernando GerchmanCristiane Bauermann LeitaoTatiana Helena RechJosé Augusto Santos Pellegrini
Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2024)
had a higher mortality rate compared with those in higher BMI categories.
Keyphrases
  • weight gain
  • body mass index
  • cardiovascular events
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • risk factors
  • type diabetes
  • weight loss
  • adipose tissue
  • skeletal muscle