Is excess weight a risk factor for the development of COVID 19 infection? A preliminary report from India.

Diabetes & metabolic syndrome Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Epub Date: 2020-09-09 DOI:10.1016/j.dsx.2020.09.012

Piyush Ranjan, Arvind Kumar, Souradeep Chowdhury, Shivam Pandey, Aashish Choudhary, Aakashneel Bhattacharya, Amandeep Singh, Ravindra M Pandey, Naveet Wig, Naval K Vikram

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Abstract

Background and aim: This study explored the association between BMI and COVID-19 positive status in a tertiary care hospital from New Delhi.

Methods: Three hundred and seventy nine adult patients who presented to COVID-19 screening outpatient department of the hospital were interviewed over the phone regarding their body weight and height. The COVID-19 RT-PCR report of the patients was extracted from the hospital information system.

Results: The mean BMI and the prevalence of obesity was observed to be higher in individuals who were detected to be COVID-19 RT-PCR positive as compared to those who were negative. With every one-unit increment in BMI above 23 kg/m², the odds of being COVID-19 positive increased by 1.8 times among these patients.

Conclusion: The findings suggest a dose-response association between BMI and the odds of COVID-19 infection in individuals with excess weight.

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超重是导致COVID - 19感染的危险因素吗?来自印度的初步报道。

背景和目的:本研究探讨了新德里一家三级医院的BMI与COVID-19阳性状态之间的关系。方法:对就诊于本院新冠肺炎筛查门诊的379例成年患者进行体重、身高电话访谈。从医院信息系统中提取患者的COVID-19 RT-PCR报告。结果:与阴性个体相比，检测到COVID-19 RT-PCR阳性个体的平均BMI和肥胖患病率更高。BMI在23 kg/m2以上每增加1个单位，新冠病毒阳性的几率就增加1.8倍。结论:研究结果表明，超重个体的BMI与COVID-19感染几率之间存在剂量反应关联。

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