Wu (2020)
Early antiviral treatment contributes to alleviate the severity and improve the prognosis of patients with novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
32220033
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32220033
Patient characteristics
BMI (1 unit increase in BMI vs. Not applicable)
COVID-19 (severe/critical)
Odds ratio: 1.300 (1.090-1.540) Univariate analysis

China

Retrospective cohort study

Medical records

280

A total of 280 eligible COVID-19 patients were recruited from four hospitals in Jiangsu and Anhui Province, China.

Among the enrolled cases, the overall mean age was 43.12 years (SD 19.02). 84 patients (30.00%) were aged 50-64 years, which accounted for the highest proportion. The proportion of patients aged under 18 years, 18-24 years and 25-49 years were 12.50%, 5.00% and 27.86%, respectively. Moreover, 49 patients (17.50%) were mild type, 148 patients (52.86%) were moderate type, 75 patients (26.79%) were severe type and 8 patients (2.85%) were critically ill.

Median

0


COVID-19 (severe/critical)

83

none


Patient characteristics

BMI

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Not applicable

1 unit increase in BMI


Odds ratio

1.300 (1.090-1.540)

No

No

No

none


none

Good

Yes