Abdominal adipose tissue distribution assessed by computed tomography and mortality in hospitalised patients with COVID-19: a retrospective longitudinal cohort study.

Sofia BattistiClaudio PedoneFlavia TramontanaNicola NapoliGhadeer AlhamarEmanuele RussoVanni AgnolettiElisa PaolucciMario GalganiEmanuela GiampalmaAnnalisa PaviglianitiRocky Strollo

Published in: Endocrine (2023)

In our cohort, visceral adiposity did not increase mortality in patients with COVID-19, but low SAT may be associated with poor survival.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
insulin resistance
computed tomography
cardiovascular events
risk factors
magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
high fat diet
skeletal muscle
physical activity
weight gain
community acquired pneumonia