Influence of Overweight and Obesity on Morbidity and Mortality among Hospitalized Patients in Sri Lanka: A Single-Center Analysis
Table 2
In-hospital morbidity of the cohort (international body mass index/waist circumference cut-offs).
In-hospital morbidity
Total cohort (n = 2,128)
Classification as per international cut-offs [as per Asian cut-offs]
BMI group (n = 1,500)
WC group (n = 628)
Either GO/CO n = 1,541! [n = 1,429]!!
NW n = 757 [n = 511]
UW n = 230 [n = 230]
OW n = 352 [n = 467]
GO n = 156 [n = 290]
value
value#
value^
Low risk n = 449 [n = 329]
CO n = 179 [n = 299]
value
Normal n = 1,206 [n = 840]
GO/CO n = 335 n = 589]
value
AKI in hospital
35 (1.6%)
9 (1.2%) [7 (1.4%)]
3 (1.3%)
4 (1.1%) [5 (1.1%)]
2 (1.3%) [3 (1.0%)]
0.889 [0.933]
0.94 [0.671]
0.923 [0.681]
6 (1.3%) [5 (1.5%)]
11 (6.1%) [12 (4%)]
0.001 [0.054]
15 (1.2%) [12 (1.4%)]
13 (3.9%) [15 (2.5%)]
0.001 [0.126]
HAI
39 (1.8%)
10 (1.3%) [8 (1.6%)]
2 (0.9%)
1 (0.3%) [3 (0.6%)]
2 (1.3%) [2 (0.7%)]
0.584) [0.441]
0.105 [0.171]
0.969 [0.283]
18 (4%) [13 (4%)]
6 (3.4%) [11 (3.7%)]
0.698 [0.859]
28 (2.3%) [21 (2.5%)]
8 (2.4%) [13 (2.2%)]
0.943 [0.721]
Pressure ulcer
7 (0.3%)
1 (0.1%) [1 (0.2%)]
−
1 (0.3%) [1 (0.2%)]
−[−]
−[−]
0.579 [0.949]
−[−]
3 (0.7%) [3 (0.9%)]
2 (1.1%) [2 (0.7%)
0.578 [0.732]
4 (0.3%) [4 (0.5%)]
2 (0.6%) [2 (0.3%)]
0.49 [0.694]
ICU admissions
11 (0.5%)
1 (0.1%) [−]
4 (1.7%)
1 (0.3%) [1 (0.2%)]
1 (0.6%) [2 (0.7%)]
0.003 [−]
0.579 [−]
0.216 [−]
2 (0.4%) [2 (0.6%)]
2 (1.1%) [2 (0.7%)]
0.339 [0.924]
3 (0.2%) [2 (0.2%)]
3 (0.9%) [4 (0.7%)]
0.093 [0.204]
The median number of days in ICU
2 (IQR 2, 2)
1 (1, 1) [−]
3 (2, 11)
1 (1, 1) [1 (1, 1)]
4 (4, 4) [3 (1, 4)]
0.4 [−]
1.00 [−]
1.00 [−]
4 (2, 5) [4 (2, 5)]
6 (2, 9) [6 (2, 9)]
0.667 0.667
2 (1, 5) [4 (2, 5)]
4 (2, 9) [3 (2, 7)]
0.4 [1.0]
Median length of hospital stay
4 (2, 6)
3 (2, 6) [4 (2, 6)]
4 (2, 6)
3 (2, 5) [3 (2, 5)]
3 (2, 5) [3 (2, 5)]
0.413 [0.888]
0.103 [0.064]
0.252 [0.014]
4 (3, 7) [4 (2, 7)]
4 (2, 8) [4 (3, 7)]
0.96 0.718
4 (2, 6) [4 (3, 6)]
4 (2, 7) [4 (2, 6)]
0.942 [0.165]
AKI: acute kidney injury, BMI: body mass index, CO: central obesity, GO: generalized obesity, HAI: hospital acquired infections, ICU: intensive care units, NW: normal weight, OW: overweight, UW: underweight, WC: waist circumference; !: total of either GO/CO and normal BMI/WC in international cut-offs, !!: total of either GO/CO and normal BMI/WC in Asian cut-offs, values: UW group versus NW group, # values: OW group versus NW group, ^ values: GO group versus NW group.
