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. 2021 Jul 9;45(10):2238–2243. doi: 10.1038/s41366-021-00907-1

Fig. 2. Body composition assessment in patients with COVID-19.

Fig. 2

a 73-year-old woman with obesity (BMI 33.4 kg/m2) admitted with COVID-19, who was alive after the follow-up period. Subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) cross-sectional area (CSA) 155.1 cm2, visceral adipose tissue (VAT) CSA 161.2 cm2, VAT/SAT ratio 1.04, muscle CSA 124.5 cm2, intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) CSA 15.3 cm2. b 76-year-old woman, BMI 35.4 kg/m2, admitted for COVID-19 who died 8 days after hospital admission: SAT CSA 217.9 cm2, VAT CSA 417.7 cm2, VAT/SAT ratio 1.92, muscle CSA 119.2 cm2, IMAT CSA 66.4 cm2. Despite similar BMI, the patient who died had higher visceral adiposity and higher IMAT.