The impact of age and obesity on outcomes among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in Denmark: A nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Obesity may alter the severity of infection with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Age may impact the association between body weight and severity of COVID-19 in patients with obesity. The aim of the study was to examine the association between obesity and severity of infection in a Danish cohort hospitalized with COVID-19 in the initial wave of the pandemic.

Patients and methods

Based on data from the nationwide, clinical database: COVID-DK, risks of intensive care unit (ICU) admission, invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), and mortality were compared among patients with and without obesity. Interaction with age was examined and we used Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting regression for confounder adjustment.

Results

Among 524 patients, 142 (27%) w

SUBMITTER: Andersen AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10399535 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature