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Ruan, Hang; Li, Shu-Sheng; Zhang, Qin; Ran, Xiao
Critical care (London, England), 07/2023, Volume: 27, Issue: 1Journal Article
The present study aimed to investigate the correlation between weight status and mortality in mechanically ventilated patients and explore the potential mediators. Three medical centers encompassing 3301 critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation were assembled for retrospective analysis to compare mortality across various weight categories of patients using machine learning algorithms. Bioinformatics analysis identified genes exhibiting differential expression among distinct weight categories. A prospective study was then conducted on a distinct cohort of 50 healthy individuals and 193 other mechanically ventilated patients. The expression levels of the genes identified through bioinformatics analysis were quantified through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The retrospective analysis revealed that overweight individuals had a lower mortality rate than underweight individuals, and body mass index (BMI) was an independent protective factor. Bioinformatics analysis identified matrix metalloproteinase 8 (MMP-8) as a differentially expressed gene between overweight and underweight populations. The results of further prospective studies showed that overweight patients had significantly lower MMP-8 levels than underweight patients ((3.717 (2.628, 4.191) vs. 2.763 (1.923, 3.753), ng/ml, P = 0.002). High MMP-8 levels were associated with increased mortality risk (OR = 4.249, P = 0.005), indicating that elevated level of MMP-8 predicts the mortality risk of underweight patients receiving mechanical ventilation. This study provides evidence for a protective effect of obesity in mechanically ventilated patients and highlights the potential role of MMP-8 level as a biomarker for predicting mortality risk in this population.
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