Association between Body Mass Index and Short-Term Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients with Sepsis: A Real-World Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is now recognized as one of the major public health threats, especially for patients with a critical illness. However, studies regarding whether and how body mass index (BMI) affects clinical outcomes in patients with sepsis are still scarce and controversial. The aim of our study was to determine the effect of BMI on critically ill patients with sepsis.

Materials and methods

We performed this study using data from the Medical Information Center for Intensive Care III database. A multivariate Cox regression model was used to assess the independent association of BMI with the primary outcome.

Results

A total of 7,967 patients were enrolled in this study. Firstly, we found that the 28-day mortality was reduced by 22% (HR = 0.78, 95% CI 0.69-0.88) and

SUBMITTER: Lin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7584974 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature