The Role of Obesity in the Poor Prognosis of COVID-19 Infection: A Review of 192 Patients

Table 3

Need for intubation in the different groups after adjustment for age, sex, and tobacco use.

	Need for intubation
	OR	95% CI		value
BMI
Normal	Ref	Ref	Ref
Overweight	3.11	1.01	9.58	0.048
Obese [30–35]	1.29	0.36	4.53	0.691
Obese ≥35	5.69	1.44	22.51	0.013
Age	1.04	1.01	1.07	0.009
Sex	0.63	0.27	1.45	0.279
Tobacco use	2.86	1.29	6.32	0.010