학술논문

Association between low body mass index and increased 28-day mortality of severe sepsis in Japanese cohorts
Document Type
article
Source
Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
Subject
Medicine
Science
Language
English
ISSN
2045-2322
Abstract
Abstract Current research regarding the association between body mass index (BMI) and altered clinical outcomes of sepsis in Asian populations is insufficient. We investigated the association between BMI and clinical outcomes using two Japanese cohorts of severe sepsis (derivation cohort, Chiba University Hospital, n = 614; validation cohort, multicenter cohort, n = 1561). Participants were categorized into the underweight (BMI