ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND THE CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF COVID-19 CASES

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.81396

Keywords:

Infections by Coronavirus, Pandemics, Obesity, Overweight, Body Mass Index

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the association between Body Mass Index and the clinical outcomes of confirmed COVID-19 cases. Method: an epidemiological study conducted with secondary data from 618 confirmed COVID-19 cases, notified from March to December 2020 in a municipality from western Santa Catarina, Brazil. An inferential analysis was performed between Body Mass Index and several clinical and assistance-related aspects. Results: a significant association was found between Body Mass Index and the following symptoms: dyspnea (p=0.003), decreased appetite (p=0.004), runny nose (p=0.039) and diarrhea (p=0.029). There was also an association with previous comorbidities (p=0.000) and worse saturation mean values (p=0.00). Obese individuals presented more chances of: hospitalization in a ward (p=0.027); hospitalization in an Intensive Care Unit (p=0.002); and evolution to death (p=0.00). Conclusion: the need to implement effective educational actions for the prevention and treatment of obesity is evidenced, focusing on quality of life and mitigation of the clinical deterioration of this population in the face of pathologies such as COVID-19.

Author Biographies

Clarissa Bohrer da Silva, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina.

Letícia de Lima Trindade, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina.

Samuel Spiegelberg Zuge, Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó - Unochapecó.

Enfermeiro. Doutor em Enfermagem. Docente do Curso de Enfermagem da Universidade Comunitária da Região de Chapecó - Unochapecó.

Lucimare Ferraz, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira. Doutora em Saúde Coletiva. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina.

Marta Kolhs, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Docente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina.

Marina Klein Heinz

Acadêmica de Enfermagem da UDESC.

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Published

2021-11-26

How to Cite

Silva, C. B. da, Trindade, L. de L., Zuge, S. S., Ferraz, L., Kolhs, M., & Heinz, M. K. (2021). ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BODY MASS INDEX AND THE CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF COVID-19 CASES. Cogitare Enfermagem, 26. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.81396

Issue

Vol. 26 (2021)

Section

Especial Covid-19

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