The association between obesity with treatment duration, ICU length of stay and the risk of death in critically ill patients with COVID-19.
Maryam GholamalizadehMohammad AttariMahdi MousaviSoheila ShekariZahra SalimiAsma Rajabi HarsiniMobina ZeinolabedinAmin BarzkarZahra MahmoudiFarkhondeh AlamiSamaneh Mirzaei DahkaSomayeh GholamiMasoume RahvarMasoume PourtalebSara KhoshdoozNaser KalantariSaeid DoaeiPublished in: Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism (2023)
Weight was positively associated with mortality after controlling for confounding variables. Further studies should consider the patient's body composition such as fat mass to establish the relationship between obesity and COVID-19 outcomes.
Keyphrases
- body composition
- weight loss
- weight gain
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- resistance training
- high fat diet induced
- bone mineral density
- type diabetes
- coronavirus disease
- adipose tissue
- sars cov
- intensive care unit
- body mass index
- physical activity
- skeletal muscle
- mechanical ventilation
- glycemic control
- postmenopausal women
- combination therapy
- replacement therapy
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus