The association between body mass index class and coronavirus disease 2019 outcomes.
Int J Obes (Lond)
; 45(3): 700-705, 2021 03.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33221825
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:
A growing body of data suggests that obesity influences coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our study's primary objective was to assess the association between body mass index (BMI) categories and critical forms of COVID-19. SUBJECTS/METHODS:
Data on consecutive adult patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 at Amiens University Hospital (Amiens, France) were extracted retrospectively. The association between BMI categories and the composite primary endpoint (admission to the intensive care unit or death) was probed in a logistic regression analysis.RESULTS:
In total, 433 patients were included, and BMI data were available for 329 20 were underweight (6.1%), 95 have a normal weight (28.9%), 90 were overweight (27.4%), and 124 were obese (37.7%). The BMI category was associated with the primary endpoint in the fully adjusted model; the odds ratio (OR) [95% confidence interval (CI)] for overweight and obesity were respectively 1.58 [0.77-3.24] and 2.58 [1.28-5.31]. The ORs [95% CI] for ICU admission were similar for overweight (3.16 [1.29-8.06]) and obesity (3.05 [1.25-7.82]) in the fully adjusted model. The unadjusted ORs for death were similar in all BMI categories while obesity only was associated with higher risk after adjustment.CONCLUSIONS:
Our results suggest that overweight (and not only obesity) is associated with ICU admission, but overweight is not associated with death.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Overweight
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COVID-19
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Obesity
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Obes (Lond)
Journal subject:
METABOLISMO
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Francia