Malnutrition Increases Hospital Length of Stay and Mortality among Adult Inpatients with COVID-19

Malnutrition Increases Hospital Length of Stay and Mortality among Adult Inpatients with COVID-19

Background: Malnutrition has been linked to adverse health economic outcomes. There is a paucity of data on malnutrition in patients admitted with COVID-19. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort study consisting of 4311 COVID-19 adult (18 years and older) inpatients at 5 Johns Hopkins-affiliated h...

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Main Authors: Tyrus Vong, Lisa R. Yanek, Lin Wang, Huimin Yu, Christopher Fan, Elinor Zhou, Sun Jung Oh, Daniel Szvarca, Ahyoung Kim, James J. Potter, Gerard E. Mullin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
nutrition
malnutrition
vitamin D
mortality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/6/1310

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