Figure 3
From: A systematic review and meta-analysis of obesity and COVID-19 outcomes
Obesity is associated with an increased likelihood of requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) and admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) in the setting of COVID-19. Random effects meta-analyses of odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) in obese versus non-obese patients for (A) requiring IMV (7 studies, n = 1,261) and (B) admission to an ICU (9 studies, n = 3227). Non-obese is defined as the reference group.
