Obesity and Outcomes of Kawasaki Disease and COVID-19-Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Obesity may affect the clinical course of Kawasaki disease (KD) in children and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with COVID-19.

Objective

To compare the prevalence of obesity and associations with clinical outcomes in patients with KD or MIS-C.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cohort study, analysis of International Kawasaki Disease Registry (IKDR) data on contemporaneous patients was conducted between January 1, 2020, and July 31, 2022 (42 sites, 8 countries). Patients with MIS-C (defined by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria) and patients with KD (defined by American Heart Association criteria) were included. Patients with KD who had evidence of a recent COVID-19 infection or missing or unknown COV

SUBMITTER: Khoury M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10709775 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature