Is BMI Higher in Younger Patients with COVID-19? Association Between BMI and COVID-19 Hospitalization by Age.

Ajay BhasinHannah NamChen YehJungwha LeeDavid LiebovitzChad Achenbach

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2020)

Younger patients (age < 50 years) with COVID-19 had higher mean BMI than older patients with COVID-19, with and without diabetes and hypertension. This trend did not exist in patients without COVID-19 hospitalized during the same time period.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
body mass index
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
type diabetes
blood pressure
physical activity
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome