The Relationship between Body Mass Index and In-Hospital Mortality in Bacteremic Sepsis.
Shalom LebovitzGuy RozenZahi Abu GhoshMaya KoremHila ElinavHiba ZayyadShemy CarassoDavid PlanerOffer AmirGabby Elbaz-GreenerPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)
A reverse-J-shaped relationship between BMI and mortality was documented, confirming the "obesity paradox" in the real-world setting in patients hospitalized for sepsis and bacteremia.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- intensive care unit
- acute kidney injury
- septic shock
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- weight gain
- body mass index
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular events
- weight loss
- type diabetes
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery disease
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported