Severe Obesity Is Associated With Higher In-Hospital Mortality in Patients With COVID-19

A cohort of 200 patients admitted to hospital in New York with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was retrospectively assessed to evaluate the association between obesity and outcomes. The median body mass index (BM)I was 30 kg/m2. Factors associated with an increased risk of mortality were BMI ≥35 kg/m2, male sex, and increasing age. These factors also predicted an increased need for oxygenation and the need for intubation.
Obesity, along with increasing age and male sex, was associated with worse outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

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