| Autor: |
Ho Lee, Shotaro Chubachi, Ho Namkoong, Hiromu Tanaka, Shiro Otake, Kensuke Nakagawara, Atsuho Morita, Takahiro Fukushima, Mayuko Watase, Tatsuya Kusumoto, Katsunori Masaki, Hirofumi Kamata, Makoto Ishii, Naoki Hasegawa, Norihiro Harada, Tetsuya Ueda, Soichiro Ueda, Takashi Ishiguro, Ken Arimura, Fukuki Saito, Takashi Yoshiyama, Yasushi Nakano, Yoshikazu Mutoh, Yusuke Suzuki, Koji Murakami, Yukinori Okada, Ryuji Koike, Yuko Kitagawa, Akinori Kimura, Seiya Imoto, Satoru Miyano, Seishi Ogawa, Takanori Kanai, Koichi Fukunaga, The Japan COVID-19 Task Force |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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| Zdroj: |
Nutrition & Diabetes, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2044-4052 |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s41387-022-00217-z |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Obesity is reported to be a risk factor for severe disease in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, there are no specific reports on the risk of severe disease according to body mass index (BMI) in Japan. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the effect of obesity stratified by BMI on the severity of COVID-19 in the general Japanese population. Methods From February 2020 to May 2021, 1 837 patients aged ≥18 years were enrolled in the Japan COVID-19 Task Force. Patients with known BMI and disease severity were analyzed. Severity was defined as critical if the patient was treated in the intensive care unit, required invasive mechanical ventilation, or died. Results Class 1 obesity (25.0 ≤ BMI |
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