No obesity paradox in patients with community-acquired pneumonia – secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Obesity is associated with an increased risk for several chronic conditions and mortality. However, there are data in support of beneficial outcome in acute medical conditions such as community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), termed “obesity paradox”. The aim of this study was to test...

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Main Authors: Angel N. Borisov, Claudine A. Blum, Mirjam Christ-Crain, Fahim Ebrahimi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2022-03-01
Series:Nutrition & Diabetes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41387-022-00190-7