Higher BMI is associated with reduced mortality but longer hospital stays following ICU discharge in critically ill Asian patients

Background & aims Asians with similar body mass index (BMI) as the Caucasians are at higher health risk as compared to their counterparts. Although the mean weight of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) is increasing but the relation between BMI with 28-day mortality and length of stay (LOS) following ICU discharge in Asian patients is not well studied. Methods We included all adult patients admitted to the ICU of a tertiary...