To derive the link between malnutrition diagnoses and subsequent Covid-19 severity, researchers used medical records for 8,604 children and 94,495 adults who were hospitalized with Covid-19 in the US between March and June 2020.
‘Malnutrition can increase the likelihood of death from COVID-19. Malnourished adults in the age group 18-78 had higher chances of developing severe COVID-19.’
The clinical outcomes of COVID-19 among people with a previous malnutrition history were compared with people who didn’t have it. The findings revealed that
Around 520 children in the study group got severe COVID-19. Of these children, 7.5% had a previous diagnosis of malnutrition
Likewise, 11% of the 423 adults with malnutrition had a severe form of infection
Children who were older than five and adults in the age group 18-78 with a previous history of malnutrition had higher chances of developing severe COVID-19
The findings of the research are published in the journal Scientific Reports.
Source: Medindia
