Analysis of Mortality and Morbidity in COVID-19 Patients with Obesity Using Clinical Epidemiological Data from the Korean Center for Disease Control & Prevention

Previous studies have reported the association of obesity with increased morbidity or mortality due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study aims to investigate the relationship of obesity, as defined by the body mass index (BMI), with morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19. Data from 5628 confirmed COVID-19 patients were collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Korea. The hazard ratios (HRs) for mortality in the BMI groups were analyzed using the Cox proportional hazard model adjusted for covariates. The odds ratios (ORs) of morbidity and diabetes in the BMI groups were analyzed using logistic regression adjusted for the same covariates. Both underweight and obesity were associated with a higher HR for mortality (adjusted HR = 2.28, 95% confidence intervals [95% CI] = 1.23-4.25, p = 0.009 for underweight and adjusted HR = 1.71, 95% CI = 1.10-2.66, p = 0.017 for obese). Obesity was related to higher odds of morbidity (adjusted OR = 1.71, 95% CI = 1.32-2.21, p < 0.001). Underweight and obesity were associated with high mortality and/or morbidity due to COVID-19 in Korea.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

International journal of environmental research and public health - 17(2020), 24 vom: 14. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, So Young [VerfasserIn]
Yoo, Dae-Myoung [VerfasserIn]
Min, Chanyang [VerfasserIn]
Wee, Jee Hye [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Joo-Hee [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Hyo Geun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Case-control studies
Cohort studies
Epidemiology
Journal Article
Obesity
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Date Completed 23.12.2020

Date Revised 10.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijerph17249336

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM318924528