Obesity and mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure.
Richard DanaAurélie BannayPauline BourstCaroline ZieglerMarie-Reine LosserSébastien GibotBruno LevyGérard AudibertOlivier ZieglerPublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2021)
COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU with moderate obesity had a lower risk of death than the other patients, suggesting a possible obesity paradox.
Keyphrases
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- respiratory failure
- high fat diet induced
- type diabetes
- sars cov
- weight gain
- end stage renal disease
- mechanical ventilation
- coronavirus disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- intensive care unit
- adipose tissue
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular disease
- risk factors
- cardiovascular events
- physical activity
- skeletal muscle