Validating the use of body mass index with computed tomography in a racially and ethnically diverse cohort of patients admitted with SARS-CoV-2.
Patricia M SheeanPaula O'ConnorCara JoyceAmy WozniakVasilios Vasilopoulos AJared SeigalPerry FormanekPublished in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2024)
These findings support the routine use of applying BMI as a proxy measure of total adiposity for acutely ill patients identifying as NHW, NHB, and Hispanic. Our results inform the validity and utility of this tool in clinical nutrition practice.
Keyphrases
- body mass index
- sars cov
- computed tomography
- end stage renal disease
- weight gain
- ejection fraction
- physical activity
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- primary care
- magnetic resonance imaging
- peritoneal dialysis
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance
- insulin resistance
- patient reported outcomes
- metabolic syndrome
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- adipose tissue
- contrast enhanced