World Nutrition Journal
Vol. 5 No. S3 (2022): Selected conference proceedings of the Nutri Virtual Symposium 2021

Obesity is associated with severe COVID-19

Ni Gusti Made Anggreni Nur Hadi (Sentra Medika Hospital)
Carolina Paolin Kanaga (Sentra Medika Hospital)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 May 2022

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary artery disease (CAD) are comorbidities for severe COVID-19. Recently, there has been higher need for admission to intensive care unit (ICU), requiring oxygen support with high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), non-invasive ventilation (NIV), and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) amongst COVID-19 patients with obesity. The relationship between obesity and severe dyspnoea in COVID-19 needs more investigation.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

WNJ

Publisher

Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

Description

World Nutrition Journal was founded in 2016 as the official journal of Indonesian Nutrition Association. It aims to publish high quality articles in the field of community, clinical, and critical care aspects of nutrition sciences. World Nutrition Journal (abbreviated: W Nutr J) is an English ...