Body composition predictors of outcome in patients with COVID-19.

Katherine M BunnellTanayott ThaweethaiColleen BucklessDaniel J Shinnick Martin Torriani Andrea S Foulkes Miriam A Bredella

Published in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2021)

VAT/SAT and IMAT are predictors of adverse outcome in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, independent of other established prognostic factors. This suggests that body composition measures may serve as novel biomarkers of outcome in patients with COVID-19.

Keyphrases

body composition
prognostic factors
resistance training
bone mineral density
end stage renal disease
coronavirus disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
sars cov
chronic kidney disease
emergency department
patient reported outcomes
postmenopausal women