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Body mass index 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
  • cardiovascular events
  • weight gain
  • metabolic syndrome
  • risk factors
  • insulin resistance
  • body mass index
  • type diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • coronary artery disease