Associations of body mass index with severe outcomes of COVID-19 among critically ill elderly patients: A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Few studies assessed the associations of overweight and obesity with severe outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among elderly patients. This study was conducted to assess overweight and obesity in relation to risk of mortality, delirium, invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) requirement during treatment, re-hospitalization, prolonged hospitalization, and ICU admission among elderly patients with COVID-19.

Methods

This was a single-center prospective study that was done on 310 elderly patients with COVID-19 hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU). We collected data on demographic characteristics, laboratory parameters, nutritional status, blood pressure, comorbidities, medications, and types of mechanical ventilation at baseline. Patients

SUBMITTER: Gholi Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9994813 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature