The Long-Term Effect of COVID-19 Infection on Body Composition

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 16; no. 9; p. 1364
• Main Authors: Atieh, Ornina, Durieux, Jared C, Baissary, Jhony, Mouchati, Christian, Labbato, Danielle, Thomas, Alicia, Merheb, Alexander, Ailstock, Kate, Funderburg, Nicholas, McComsey, Grace A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 30.04.2024
• Subjects: Absorptiometry, Photon; Adult; Antibodies; Body Composition; COVID-19; COVID-19 - complications; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 pandemic; Demographics; Diabetes; Enzymes; Exercise; Female; Health aspects; Humans; Infection; Infections; Inflammation; Kinases; long-COVID; Male; Middle Aged; Pandemics; PASC; Physiological aspects; Prospective Studies; Proteins; Questionnaires; Review boards; Sarcopenia; SARS-CoV-2; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF; Ohio; United States > US; COVID-19 pandemic; body composition; PASC; long-COVID

The effect of COVID-19 infection versus the indirect effect of the pandemic on body composition remains unclear. This study investigates the long-term changes in body composition in COVID-19 survivors compared to a contemporary control group. This is a prospective study involving adults who underwen...