Body mass index and critical care outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients—A national cohort study

Yolanda Bonilla; Daniel High; Jose Acosta Rullan; Jude Tabba; Richard Shalmiyev; Tanner Noris; Andrea Folds; Ana Martinez; Daniel Heller; Raiko Diaz; Siddarth Kathuria; Prerna Sharma; Mauricio Danckers

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0329779

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Body mass index and critical care outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients—A national cohort study

Yolanda Bonilla ,

Roles Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: yolandabonilla.md@gmail.com

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0361-9589

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Daniel High ,

Roles Formal analysis, Project administration, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1701-1999

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Jose Acosta Rullan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jose Acosta Rullan, Jude Tabba, Richard Shalmiyev, Tanner Noris, Andrea Folds, Ana Martinez, Daniel Heller, Raiko Diaz, Siddarth Kathuria, Prerna Sharma

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America
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Jude Tabba ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jose Acosta Rullan, Jude Tabba, Richard Shalmiyev, Tanner Noris, Andrea Folds, Ana Martinez, Daniel Heller, Raiko Diaz, Siddarth Kathuria, Prerna Sharma

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America
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Richard Shalmiyev ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jose Acosta Rullan, Jude Tabba, Richard Shalmiyev, Tanner Noris, Andrea Folds, Ana Martinez, Daniel Heller, Raiko Diaz, Siddarth Kathuria, Prerna Sharma

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America
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Tanner Noris ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jose Acosta Rullan, Jude Tabba, Richard Shalmiyev, Tanner Noris, Andrea Folds, Ana Martinez, Daniel Heller, Raiko Diaz, Siddarth Kathuria, Prerna Sharma

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America
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Andrea Folds ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jose Acosta Rullan, Jude Tabba, Richard Shalmiyev, Tanner Noris, Andrea Folds, Ana Martinez, Daniel Heller, Raiko Diaz, Siddarth Kathuria, Prerna Sharma

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America
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Ana Martinez ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jose Acosta Rullan, Jude Tabba, Richard Shalmiyev, Tanner Noris, Andrea Folds, Ana Martinez, Daniel Heller, Raiko Diaz, Siddarth Kathuria, Prerna Sharma

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America
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Daniel Heller ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jose Acosta Rullan, Jude Tabba, Richard Shalmiyev, Tanner Noris, Andrea Folds, Ana Martinez, Daniel Heller, Raiko Diaz, Siddarth Kathuria, Prerna Sharma

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America
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Raiko Diaz ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jose Acosta Rullan, Jude Tabba, Richard Shalmiyev, Tanner Noris, Andrea Folds, Ana Martinez, Daniel Heller, Raiko Diaz, Siddarth Kathuria, Prerna Sharma

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America
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Siddarth Kathuria ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jose Acosta Rullan, Jude Tabba, Richard Shalmiyev, Tanner Noris, Andrea Folds, Ana Martinez, Daniel Heller, Raiko Diaz, Siddarth Kathuria, Prerna Sharma

Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America
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Prerna Sharma ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Jose Acosta Rullan, Jude Tabba, Richard Shalmiyev, Tanner Noris, Andrea Folds, Ana Martinez, Daniel Heller, Raiko Diaz, Siddarth Kathuria, Prerna Sharma

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America
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Mauricio Danckers

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, HCA Florida Aventura Hospital, Aventura, Florida, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6387-1060

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Body mass index and critical care outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients—A national cohort study

Yolanda Bonilla,
Daniel High,
Jose Acosta Rullan,
Jude Tabba,
Richard Shalmiyev,
Tanner Noris,
Andrea Folds,
Ana Martinez,
Daniel Heller,
Raiko Diaz

Published: August 19, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0329779

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