Obesity and mortality in patients with COVID-19 : A meta-analysis of prospective studies

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Previous prospective studies have reported inconsistent findings on the associ-ation between obesity and mortality in patients with COVID-19. This study aimed to investigate the associa-tion between them by using a meta-analysis of prospective studies.

METHODS AND STUDY DESIGN: We searched PubMed and EMBASE to retrieve studies using keywords related to this topic on January 3, 2022. Data were extracted for a random-effects meta-analysis to calculate a pooled odds ratio (OR), relative risk (RR), or hazard ratio (HR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI).

RESULTS: In the meta-analysis of 15 prospective cohort studies, obesity significantly increased the risk of mortality in patients with COVID-19 (OR/RR/HR, 1.52; 95% CI, 1.26 to 1.84; I2 = 90.4%). Most of the included studies were conducted in European (n = 10) and North American (n = 4) countries. In the subgroup meta-analysis by continent, there was a significant association between them in European countries (OR/RR/HR, 1.78; 95% CI, 1.30 to 2.43; I2 = 81.4%). Also, in the subgroup meta-analysis by data source, obesity was significantly associated with the increased mortality in patients with COVID-19 in both population- and hospital-based data.

CONCLUSIONS: We found that obesity is associated with the increased risk of mortality in patients of COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition - 33(2024), 1 vom: 31. März, Seite 56-65

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cho, Heram [VerfasserIn]
Park, Yunseo [VerfasserIn]
Myung, Seung-Kwon [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Mortality
Obesity
Prospective study

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 19.03.2024

Date Revised 19.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.6133/apjcn.202403_33(1).0007

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369843762