Body Mass Index and Risk for COVID-19–Related Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, Invasive Mechanical Ventilation, and Death — United States, March–December 2020
Lyudmyla Kompaniyets, Alyson B. Goodman, Brook Belay, David S. Freedman, Marissa Scalia Sucosky, Samantha J. Lange, Adi V. Gundlapalli, Tegan K. Boehmer, Heidi M. Blanck
Abstract
. As clinicians develop care plans for COVID-19 patients, they should consider the risk for severe outcomes in patients with higher BMIs, especially for those with severe obesity. These findings highlight the clinical and public health implications of higher BMIs, including the need for intensive COVID-19 illness management as obesity severity increases, promotion of COVID-19 prevention strategies including continued vaccine prioritization (6) and masking, and policies to ensure community access to nutrition and physical activities that promote and support a healthy BMI.
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MedicineMechanical ventilationIntensive care unitCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Body mass indexEmergency medicine2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Intensive care medicineVentilation (architecture)Intensive careMedical emergencyInternal medicineOutbreakVirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseEngineeringMechanical engineeringRespiratory Support and MechanismsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesClimate Change and Health Impacts