Association of Weight Loss Achieved Through Metabolic Surgery With Risk and Severity of COVID-19 Infection.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Obesity is an established risk factor for severe COVID-19 infection. However, it is not known whether losing weight is associated with reduced adverse outcomes of COVID-19 infection.

Objective

To investigate the association between a successful weight loss intervention and improved risk and severity of COVID-19 infection in patients with obesity.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study involved adult patients with a body mass index of 35 or higher (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared) who underwent weight loss surgery between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2017, at the Cleveland Clinic Health System (CCHS). Patients in the surgical group were matched 1:3 to patients who did not have surgical intervention for

SUBMITTER: Aminian A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8717211 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature