Association between metabolic overweight/obesity phenotypes and readmission risk in patients with lung cancer: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increased body mass index (BMI) and metabolic abnormalities are controversial prognostic factors of lung cancer. However, the relationship between metabolic overweight/obesity phenotypes and hospital readmission in patients with lung cancer is rarely reported.

Methods

We established a retrospective cohort using the United States (US) Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD). We included adult patients diagnosed with lung cancer from January 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018 and excluded patients combined with other cancers, pregnancy, died during hospitalization, low body weight, and those with missing data. The cohort was observed for hospital readmission until December 31, 2018. We defined and distinguished four metabolic overweight/obesity phenotypes: metabolically he

SUBMITTER: Yuan Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9310118 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature