October 1, 2020

The Obesity Paradox: Analysis from the SMAtteo Covid-19 REgistry (SMACORE) Cohort

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

• Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m²) was associated with a higher risk of ICU admission (adjusted OR=1.96, 95%CI 1.03-3.75) among a cohort of 331 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at the beginning of the epidemic in Italy. There were no significant differences in mortality, mortality in ICU and length of hospital stay between obese patients and non-obese patients.

Biscarini et al. (Aug 11, 2020). The Obesity Paradox: Analysis from the SMAtteo Covid-19 REgistry (SMACORE) Cohort. Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2020.07.047