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Observational Study
. 2022 Jun:49:225-231.
doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.04.016. Epub 2022 Apr 21.

The importance of nutritional status on clinical outcomes among both ICU and Non-ICU patients with COVID-19

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Observational Study

The importance of nutritional status on clinical outcomes among both ICU and Non-ICU patients with COVID-19

Maryam Shabanpur et al. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

Background and aims: The current Covid-19 outbreak becomes a tremendous public health concern worldwide. Since a little information is available on nutritional status and its devastating effects on covid-19 complications in Iran, in the present study, we aimed to evaluate nutritional status of covid-19 population and its related factors.

Methods: We performed this observational study by recruiting 400 hospitalized covid-19 subjects. Thereafter, the needed clinical and para clinical data were collected and their nutritional status was then assessed using NRS-2002.

Results: Approximately 36% of the total sample size and 100% of the ICU- admitted cases were at the severe risk of malnutrition. The patients with NRS≥ 5 were significantly older (p < 0.0001). Non-survivals obtained higher scores in terms of both severity of disease (86%) and impaired nutritional status (67%), and this relationship was found to be statistically significant (p < 0.0001). In regard to the obtained prognostic inflammatory scores, 86% of the non-survivals obtained significantly highest scores for GPS (P = 0.015).

Conclusion: Nutritional status has a considerable effect on clinical outcomes of covid-19 patients, which should be evaluated. Thereafter, rapid subsequent nutritional interventions must be implemented in this regard. As well, special attention must be paid to both elderly population and individuals with underlying diseases.

Keywords: COVID-19; NRS-2002; Nutritional status; SARS-COV-2.

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