Table 2.
Nutritional status of hospital admitted COVID-19-patients.
| Total group (N = 407) | ICU patients (N = 245) | Nursing ward patients (N = 162) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMI at admission |
aN = 399 28.3 ± 5.8 |
aN = 243 29.0 ± 5.8 |
aN = 156 27.2 ± 5.8 |
| <18.5 kg/m2 | 4 (1%) | 0 | 4 (3%) |
| 18.5–25 kg/m2 | 126 (31%) | 63 (26%) | 63 (40%) |
| 25–30 kg/m2 | 146 (36%) | 102 (42%) | 44 (28%) |
| 30–40 kg/m2 | 108 (27%) | 66 (27%) | 42 (27%) |
| >40 kg/m2 | 15 (4%) | 12 (5%) | 3 (2%) |
| Malnourished at admission |
aN = 247 87 (35%) |
aN = 113 39 (34%) |
aN = 134 48 (36%) |
| Weight loss in the past month or past week or compared to regular weight (at admission) | aN = 246 | aN = 113 | aN = 133 |
| <5% | 162 (66%) | 74 (66%) | 88 (66%) |
| 5–10% | 57 (23%) | 26 (23%) | 31 (23%) |
| >10% | 27 (11%) | 13 (11%) | 14 (11%) |
| In hospital weight loss | aN = 290 | aN = 158 | aN = 132 |
| No weight loss to -1kg | 166 (57%) | 66 (42%) | 100 (76%) |
| −1 tot −5 kg | 60 (21%) | 34 (22%) | 26 (19%) |
| −5 to −10 kg | 37 (13%) | 32 (20%) | 5 (4%) |
| More than 10 kg | 27 (9%) | 26 (16%) | 1 (1%) |
| Weight change after hospital discharge compared to discharge weight |
0–3 weeks (first month) after discharge aN = 91 |
4–7 weeks (second month) after discharge aN = 40 |
3–5 months after discharge aN = 17 |
| Weight gain >1 kg | 28 (31%) | 18 (45%) | 9 (53%) |
| No weight loss to −1 kg | 38 (42%) | 10 (25%) | 4 (24%) |
| −1 tot −5 kg | 22 (24%) | 7 (18%) | 4 (24%) |
| −5 to −10 kg | 3 (3%) | 4 (10%) | 0 |
| More than 10 kg | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Data were not fully available in all patients: the N within the table depicts the number of patients with available data.