Visceral adipose tissue area predicts intensive care unit admission in COVID-19 patients.
Obes Res Clin Pract
; 15(1): 89-92, 2021.
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| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-970655
ABSTRACT
We retrospectively investigated, in 62 consecutive hospitalised COVID-19 patients (aged 70 ± 14 years, 40 males), the prognostic value of CT-derived subcutaneous adipose tissue and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) metrics, testing them in four predictive models for admission to intensive care unit (ICU), with and without pre-existing comorbidities. Multivariate logistic regression identified VAT score as the best ICU admission predictor (odds ratios 4.307-12.842). A non-relevant contribution of comorbidities at receiver operating characteristic analysis (area under the curve 0.821 for the CT-based model, 0.834 for the one including comorbidities) highlights the potential one-stop-shop prognostic role of CT-derived lung and adipose tissue metrics.
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Asunto principal:
Cuidados Críticos
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Grasa Intraabdominal
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Grasa Subcutánea
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COVID-19
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Hospitalización
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Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos
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Obesidad
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
Tópicos:
Covid persistente
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Obes Res Clin Pract
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
J.orcp.2020.12.002
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