Reduced COVID-19 severity elicited by weight loss from a medically supervised ketogenic diet in a geographically diverse ambulatory population with type 2 diabetes and obesity

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Objective: To investigate factors associated with COVID-19 severity in ambulatory individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity treated with a medically supervised ketogenic diet (MSKD).

Research design and methods: In this real-world, retrospective, exploratory analysis, multivariate modelling was used to assess clinical factors associated with hospitalisation for COVID-19 in a geographically diverse outpatient population with T2DM treated virtually.

Results: Leading up to COVID-19 onset, non-hospitalised patients had higher average ketones (0.64 vs 0.52 mmol/L; p=0.016) and greater weight loss (6.8% vs 4.2%; p=0.009) compared with those hospitalised. Greater weight loss was significantly associated with lower likelihood of hospitalisation (adjusted OR=0.91, p=0.005), controlling for enrolment demographics and medical characteristics.

Conclusions: Therapies such as MSKD, which elicit rapid, significant weight loss, may favourably impact COVID-19 hospitalisation rate and severity in individuals with T2DM and obesity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

BMJ nutrition, prevention & health - 5(2022), 2 vom: 27. Dez., Seite 154-158

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Volk, Brittanie M [VerfasserIn]
Roberts, Caroline G P [VerfasserIn]
VanTieghem, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
George, M Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Adams, Rebecca N [VerfasserIn]
Athinarayanan, Shaminie J [VerfasserIn]
McKenzie, Amy L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Diabetes mellitus
Journal Article
Nutritional treatment
Weight management

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Date Revised 11.01.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjnph-2022-000444

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NLM351304282