The impact of age and obesity on outcomes among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Denmark: A nationwide cohort study.
Anton Lund AndersenSigrid Bjerge GribsholtLars PedersenReimar Wernich ThomsenThomas Lars BenfieldOle SøgaardStig Lønberg NielsenLars Haukali OmlandBirgitte LindegaardBjørn RichelsenJacob BodilsenJens Meldgaard BruunPublished in: Obesity science & practice (2023)
In hospitalized COVID-19 patients, obesity conferred an approximately 20% increased risk for ICU admission, IMV, and death, although these relationships did not reach statistical significance. COVID-19 patients with obesity and <60 years had an almost doubled risk of ICU admission and IMV.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- coronavirus disease
- high fat diet induced
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- intensive care unit
- end stage renal disease
- emergency department
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- mechanical ventilation
- body mass index
- skeletal muscle
- physical activity
- acute respiratory distress syndrome