December 18, 2020

Analyses of Abdominal Adiposity and Metabolic Syndrome as Risk Factors for Respiratory Distress in COVID-19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): risk factors

• A prospective observational cohort study in the Netherlands indicated that abdominal adiposity was an independent risk factor for respiratory distress in patients with COVID-19 when adjusted for metabolic syndrome, age, gender and BMI (aOR=1.11). Among 86 patients with COVID-19, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome did not differ between patients with or without the need for intubation, or level of supportive care (5% vs 48.4%).

van Zelst et al. (Dec 16, 2020). Analyses of Abdominal Adiposity and Metabolic Syndrome as Risk Factors for Respiratory Distress in COVID-19. BMJ Open Respiratory Research. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjresp-2020-000792