Weight trajectories and abdominal adiposity in COVID-19 survivors with overweight/obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 is associated with unintentional weight loss. Little is known on whether and how patients regain the lost weight. We assessed changes in weight and abdominal adiposity over a three-month follow-up after discharge in COVID-19 survivors.

Methods

In this sub-study of a large prospective observational investigation, we collected data from individuals who had been hospitalized for COVID-19 and re-evaluated at one (V1) and three (V2) months after discharge. Patient characteristics upon admission and anthropometrics, waist circumference and hunger levels assessed during follow-up were analyzed across BMI categories.

Results

One-hundred-eighty-five COVID-19 survivors (71% male, median age 62.1 [54.3; 72.1] years, 80% with overweight/obesity) were included.

SUBMITTER: Di Filippo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8127478 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature