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ABSTRACT: Background
The effect of body mass index (BMI) on community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) severity is unclear.Methods
We investigated the relationship between BMI and CAP outcomes (hospital length of stay [LOS], intensive care unit [ICU] admission, and invasive mechanical ventilation) in hospitalized CAP patients from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Etiology of Pneumonia in the Community (EPIC) study, adjusting for age, demographics, underlying conditions, and smoking status (adults only).Results
Compared with normal-weight children, odds of ICU admission were higher in children who were overweight (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1-2.8) or obese (aOR, 2.1; 95% CI, 1.4-3.2), and odds of mechanical ventilation were higher in children with obesity (aOR, 2.7; 95% CI, 1.3-5.6). When stratified by asthma (presence/absence), these findings remained significant only in children with asthma. Compared with normal-weight adults, odds of LOS >3 days were higher in adults who were underweight (aOR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.1-2.4), and odds of mechanical ventilation were lowest in adults who were overweight (aOR, 0.5; 95% CI, .3-.9).Conclusions
Children who were overweight or obese, particularly those with asthma, had higher odds of ICU admission or mechanical ventilation. In contrast, adults who were underweight had longer LOS. These results underscore the complex relationship between BMI and CAP outcomes.
SUBMITTER: Bramley AM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5853774 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bramley Anna M AM Reed Carrie C Finelli Lyn L Self Wesley H WH Ampofo Krow K Arnold Sandra R SR Williams Derek J DJ Grijalva Carlos G CG Anderson Evan J EJ Stockmann Chris C Trabue Christopher C Fakhran Sherene S Balk Robert R McCullers Jonathan A JA Pavia Andrew T AT Edwards Kathryn M KM Wunderink Richard G RG Jain Seema S
The Journal of infectious diseases 20170601 12
<h4>Background</h4>The effect of body mass index (BMI) on community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) severity is unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>We investigated the relationship between BMI and CAP outcomes (hospital length of stay [LOS], intensive care unit [ICU] admission, and invasive mechanical ventilation) in hospitalized CAP patients from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Etiology of Pneumonia in the Community (EPIC) study, adjusting for age, demographics, underlying conditions, and smoking s ...[more]