Mortality in COVID-19 older patients hospitalized in a geriatric ward: Is obesity protective?

ABSTRACT:

Backgrounds

To investigate the relationship between obesity and 30-day mortality in a cohort of older hospitalized COVID-19 inpatients.

Methods

Included patients were aged 70 years or more; hospitalized in acute geriatric wards between March and December 2020; with a positive PCR for COVID-19; not candidate to intensive care unit admission. Clinical data were collected from patients electronic medical records. Data on 30-day mortality were retrieved from the hospital administrative database.

Results

Patients included (N = 294) were on average 83.4 ± 6.7 years old, 50.7% were women, and 21.7% were obese (BMI > 30 kg/m²). At 30-day, 85 (28.9%) patients were deceased. Compared to survivors in bivariable analysis, deceased patients were older (84.6 ± 7.6 vs 83.

SUBMITTER: Lagrandeur J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10088129 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature