Role of body mass index in outcomes of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 illness.

Maleeha ZahidVivien LeungSuresh Kumar NayuduSneha GaliveetiNikhitha MantriHaozhe SunSudharsan GongatiVijaya PeruguSridhar Chilimuri

Published in: Obesity science & practice (2022)

In our large single-center study of hospitalized patients with COVID-19, patients with overweight and obesity had higher need for mechanical ventilation but had similar mortality when compared to patients with normal weight and underweight.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
body mass index
acute respiratory distress syndrome
coronavirus disease
ejection fraction
intensive care unit
physical activity
newly diagnosed
sars cov
weight gain
prognostic factors
weight loss
risk factors
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
respiratory failure
body weight