Undernourished patients do not have increased risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes.
Clin Nutr Open Sci
; 44: 9-14, 2022 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1768432
ABSTRACT
Background:
Undernutrition has been previously identified as a deleterious factor in acute infections. In covid-19 infection, obesity is a risk-factor of severe evolution, but initial undernutrition has not been evaluated yet.Methods:
We retrospectively analyzed correlation between nutritional status at admission and severe outcomes (intensive care unit admission, invasive mechanical ventilation requirement and death) of patients hospitalized for confirmed covid-19 infection.Results:
Risk of intensive care unit admission and invasive mechanical ventilation requirement was not significantly different between undernutrition and normoweight sub-groups, but increased in excessive weight sub-group (ODDR (IC 95%) 1.048 (1.011-1.086), p = 0.011). Risk of death was the same in all sub-groups.Conclusion:
Undernutrition didn't appear as a factor of severe outcomes in covid-19 infection.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Nutr Open Sci
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.nutos.2022.03.002
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