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Associations between low body mass index and mortality in patients with sepsis: A retrospective analysis of a cohort study in Japan.


ABSTRACT:

Background

The distribution of body mass in populations of Western countries differs from that of populations of East Asian countries. In East Asian countries, fewer people have a high body mass index than those in Western countries. In Japan, the country with the highest number of older adults worldwide, many people have a low body mass index. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the association between a low body mass index and mortality in patients with sepsis in Japan.

Methods

We conducted this retrospective analysis of 548 patients with severe sepsis from a multicenter prospective observational study. Multivariate logistic regression analyses determined the association between body mass index and 28-day mortality adjusted for age, sex, pre-existing conditions, the occurrence of septic shock, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores, and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores. Furthermore, the association between a low body mass index and 28-day mortality was analyzed.

Results

The low body mass index group represented 18.8% of the study population (103/548); the normal body mass index group, 57.3% (314/548); and the high body mass index group, 23.9% (131/548), with the 28-day mortality rates being 21.4% (22/103), 11.2% (35/314), and 14.5% (19/131), respectively. In the low body mass index group, the crude and adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for 28-day mortality relative to the non-low body mass index (normal and high body mass index groups combined) group were 2.0 (1.1-3.4) and 2.3 (1.2-4.2), respectively.

Conclusion

A low body mass index was found to be associated with a higher 28-day mortality than the non-low body mass index in patients with sepsis in Japan. Given that older adults often have a low body mass index, these patients should be monitored closely to reduce the occurrence of negative outcomes.

SUBMITTER: Sato T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8186780 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Associations between low body mass index and mortality in patients with sepsis: A retrospective analysis of a cohort study in Japan.

Sato Tetsuya T   Kudo Daisuke D   Kushimoto Shigeki S   Hasegawa Masatsugu M   Ito Fumihito F   Yamanouchi Sathoshi S   Honda Hiroyuki H   Andoh Kohkichi K   Furukawa Hajime H   Yamada Yasuo Y   Tsujimoto Yuta Y   Okuyama Manabu M   Kobayashi Masakazu M  

PloS one 20210608 6


<h4>Background</h4>The distribution of body mass in populations of Western countries differs from that of populations of East Asian countries. In East Asian countries, fewer people have a high body mass index than those in Western countries. In Japan, the country with the highest number of older adults worldwide, many people have a low body mass index. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the association between a low body mass index and mortality in patients with sepsis in Japan.<h4>Methods  ...[more]

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