Oxygen Requirement in Overweight/Obese Kidney Transplant Recipients with COVID-19: An Observational Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Obesity is one of the components of the cardiometabolic syndrome that contributes to COVID-19 progression and mortality. Immunosuppressed individuals are at greater risk of the COVID-19 burden. Therefore, we sought to investigate the impact of the combination of overweight/obesity and kidney transplant on oxygen (O₂) requirements in the COVID-19 setting.

Methods

Retrospective analysis of 284 kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) from March/2020 to August/2020 in a single center. We investigated the risk factors associated with O₂ requirements in overweight/obese KTRs.

Results

Overall, 65.1% had a BMI (body mass index) ≥ 25 kg/m², 52.4% were male, the mean age was 53.3 ± 11 years old, 78.4% had hypertension, and 41.1% had dia

SUBMITTER: Veronese-Araujo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10340440 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature