Obesity as a Risk Factor of Severe Outcome of COVID-19: A Pair-Matched 1:2 Case-Control Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The nature of the association between obesity and poor prognosis of COVID-19 without the evaluation of other co-pathologies associated has not yet been clearly evaluated. The aim of the present pair-matched case-control study was to investigate the outcome of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection in obese and non-obese patients matched considering gender, age, number of comorbidities, and Charlson Comorbidity Index.

Methods

All the adults hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 infection and with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m² were included (Cases). For each Case, two patients with BMI < 30 kg/m² pair matched for gender, age (±5 years), number of comorbidities (excluding obesity), and Charlson Comorbidity Index (±1) were enrolled (Controls).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Russo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10298877 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature