High risk of malnutrition among hospitalised Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients is associated with mortality and other clinical outcomes
Increasing evidence indicates an association between nutritional status and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease severity. The aim of the study was to describe the risk of malnutrition, body mass index (BMI) and vitamin D status of hospitalised COVID-19 patients and assess whether they are associated with duration of hospital stay, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, mechanical ventilation, and mortality.
Source: Clinical Nutrition ESPEN - Category: Nutrition Authors: Sandra D ögg Guðnadóttir, Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir, Ubaldo Benitez Hernandez, Áróra Rós Ingadóttir Tags: Original article Source Type: research
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