Factors Associated with Significant Weight Loss in Hospitalised Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Large Teaching Hospital
Publication: Nutrients
Dimitra Zannidi, Pinal S. Patel, Eleni Leventea, Jessica Paciepnik, Frances Dobson, Caroline Heyes, Robert J. B. Goudie, Linda M. Oude Griep, Jacobus Preller, and Lynsey N. Spillman,
8 October 2022
Summary
Previous research has shown that people hospitalised with COVID-19 are at risk of weight loss and malnutrition. This study looked at patients who experienced weight loss of 10% or more during their hospital admission to Cambridge University Hospitals NHS with COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic. Weight loss of 10% or more is considered a large amount to lose as it increases the chance of someone becoming more poorly and not surviving. Therefore, preventing weight loss may help patients to survive and recover. The study looked at risk factors for weight loss to help better recognise the patients that need more support to prevent weight loss.
