Unraveling the Obesity Paradox in Sepsis Patients: Insights Into the Role of Body Composition and Adipose Distribution

1 Department of Critical-Care Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. 3 Department of Anesthesiology, Hubei Key Laboratory of Geriatric Anesthesia and Perioperative Brain Health, and Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Anesthesia, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. Drs. Zhang and Ran received support for article research from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82271358); they disclosed work for hire. Dr. Ruan has disclosed that he does not have any potential conflicts of interest.