Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

April 10, 2020

High prevalence of obesity in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) requiring invasive mechanical ventilation

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  • The authors analyzed the relationship between clinical characteristics and the need for invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) in this retrospective cohort study of 124 patients in France.  
  • The study showed a high frequency of obesity among patients admitted to intensive care (48%).  The need for IMV was associated with male sex and increased BMI, and the odds ratio for IMV in severely obese patients was 7.36 when compared with normal-weight patients.

Simonnet et al. (Apr 9, 2020). High prevalence of obesity in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Obesity. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22831