Higher body mass index is strongly linked to poor outcomes in adult COVID-19 hospitalizations: A National Inpatient Sample Study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in more than 6 million deaths worldwide. Studies on the impact of obesity on patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia have been conflicting, with some studies describing worse outcomes in patients with obesity, while other studies reporting no difference in outcomes. Previous studies on obesity and critical illness have described improved outcomes in patients with obesity, termed the "obesity paradox." The study assessed the impact of obesity on the outcomes of COVID-19 hospitalizations, using a nationally representative database.

Materials and methods

ICD-10 code U071 was used to identify all hospitalizations with the principal diagnosis of COVID-19 infection in the National Inpatient Database 2020. ICD

SUBMITTER: Elkhapery A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10804336 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature