Wakabayashi Hidetaka
   Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine
   Position   Professor and Division head
Article types Original article
Language English
Peer review Peer reviewed
Title Impact of Body Mass Index on Activities of Daily Living in Inpatients with Acute Heart Failure.
Journal Formal name:The journal of nutrition, health & aging
Abbreviation:J Nutr Health Aging
ISSN code:17604788/12797707
Domestic / ForeginForegin
Volume, Issue, Page 23(2),pp.151-156
Author and coauthor Wakabayashi Hidetaka, Maeda Keisuke, Nishioka Shinta, Shamoto Hiroshi, Momosaki Ryo
Authorship Lead author,Corresponding author
Publication date 2019
Summary OBJECTIVES:To investigate the impact of body mass index on activities of daily living in inpatients with acute heart failure.DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study.SETTING:A hospital-based database contains Diagnosis Procedure Combination survey data from 100 participating acute-care hospitals.PARTICIPANTS:11,301 inpatients aged 20 year or older who were admitted to the participating hospitals with a diagnosis of acute heart failure.MEASUREMENTS:The Barthel Index score at discharge and hospital death.RESULTS:The number of patients with a body mass index of <18.5 kg/m2 (underweight), 18.5-22.9 kg/m2 (low-normal weight), 23.0-24.9 kg/m2 (high-normal weight), 25.0-29.9 kg/m2 (overweight), and ≥30.0 kg/m2 (obesity) were 1689 (15%), 4715 (42%), 1809 (16%), 2306 (20%), and 782 (7%), respectively. Median Barthel Index scores at admission and discharge were 65 and 100, respectively. Hospital death occurred in 101 (0.9%) patients. Lower body mass index was associated with lower Barthel Index score at discharge and higher mortality. Multivariable analysis adjusted for body mass index, age, sex, New York Heart Association classification, Barthel Index score at admission, the updated Charlson Comorbidity Index, length of hospital stay, number of drugs administered, and rehabilitation during hospitalization revealed that body mass index was independently associated with Barthel Index score at discharge (beta: 0.354; 95% confidence interval: 0.248-0.461) and hospital death (odds ratio: 0.926, 95% confidence interval: 0.877-0.978).CONCLUSION:Overweight and obese inpatients showed greater independence in activities of daily living at discharge and lower rates of mortality, indicating the obesity paradox. A combination of rehabilitation and improved nutrition seems to be important in underweight patients with acute heart failure.
DOI 10.1007/s12603-018-1111-8
PMID 30697624