Nonrespiratory Complications and Obesity in Patients Dying with COVID-19 in Italy.
Graziano OnderLuigi PalmieriNicola VanacoreMarina GiulianoSilvio Brusaferronull nullPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2020)
In patients dying with COVID-19 in Italy, obesity is associated with an increased probability of nonrespiratory complications, particularly shock and acute renal failure. These associations seem stronger in younger than in older adults. Strategies should be put in place in patients with COVID-19 with obesity to prevent these complications.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- newly diagnosed
- coronavirus disease
- ejection fraction
- sars cov
- weight loss
- chronic kidney disease
- palliative care
- risk factors
- weight gain
- peritoneal dialysis
- intensive care unit
- body mass index
- patient reported outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- hepatitis b virus
- respiratory failure