Impact of Metabolically Healthy and Unhealthy Obesity on Outcomes of Sepsis Complicated by Septic Shock in Elderly Patients

Giorgi Chilingarashvili, Diksha Sanjana Pasnoor, Shreya Bajjuri, Ritika Parekh, Nirmala Manjappachar, Jyotsna Gummadi, Athmananda Nanjundappa, Rupak Desai

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Published online on September 08, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine, Volume 41, Issue 6, Page 486-494, June 2026.
Purpose:Obesity is a risk factor for sepsis complications in older adults. We assessed the impact of metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) and metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUHO) on outcomes in septic shock.Methods:We conducted a retrospective ...