The impact of obesity on hospitalized patients with COVID-19 infection in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia

Autor:	Dania, AlKhafaji, Reem, Al Argan, Salma, Albahrani, Abdulmohsen, Al Elq, Waleed, Albaker, Mohammed, Al-Hariri, Abrar, Alwaheed, Safi, Alqatari, Alaa, Alzaki, Abir, Alsaid, Marwan, Alwazzeh, Fatimah, AlRubaish, Zainab, Alelq, Tariq, Alsaif, Mohammad, Zeeshan, Nada, Alzahrani, Abdulrahman, Alhusil, Batool, Gasmelseed, Fatma, Zainuddin, Amani, Alhwiesh, Nafie, Alrubaish
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Hospitalization Saudi Arabia COVID-19 Humans Obesity General Medicine Body Mass Index Retrospective Studies
Zdroj:	Journal of Medicine and Life. 15:425-432
ISSN:	1844-3117 1844-122X
DOI:	10.25122/jml-2022-0033
Popis:	This study aimed to assess the association of obesity with the severity and outcome of COVID-19 infection. A retrospective observational study was performed from March to September 2020 in Saudi Arabia. Baseline and laboratory data were collected from the inpatient health record system. The cohort was divided into three groups based on body mass index. Following this, the severity and outcome of COVID-19 disease were analyzed between the three groups. Of the 502 COVID-19 cases included, 244 (48.5%) were obese. Obesity was significantly associated with severe (53.5%) or critical (28%) COVID-19 infection (P
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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