Association between malnutrition and post-acute COVID-19 sequelae: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long coronavirus disease consists of health problems people experience after being infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). These can be severe and include respiratory, neurological, and gastrointestinal symptoms, with resulting detrimental impacts on quality of life. Although malnutrition has been shown to increase risk of severe disease and death during acute infection, less is known about its influence on post-acute COVID-19 outcomes. We addressed this critical gap in knowledge by evaluating malnutrition's impact on post-COVID-19 sequelae.

Methods

This study leveraged the National COVID Cohort Collaborative to identify a cohort of patients who were at least 28 days post-acute COVID-19 infection. Multivariable Cox proportional

SUBMITTER: Ponce J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11537834 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature