Modifiable lifestyle factors and severe COVID-19 risk: a Mendelian randomisation study

Abstract Background Lifestyle factors including obesity and smoking are suggested to be correlated with increased risk of COVID-19 severe illness or related death. However, whether these relationships are causal is not well known; neither for the relationships between COVID-19 severe illness and oth...

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Main Authors: Shuai Li, Xinyang Hua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Medical Genomics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12920-021-00887-1