Sarcopenic obesity and the risk of hospitalization or death from coronavirus disease 2019: findings from UK Biobank

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The role of skeletal muscle mass in modulating immune response is well documented. Whilst obesity is well established as a key factor in COVID‐19 and outcome, n...

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Main Authors: Thomas J. Wilkinson, Thomas Yates, Luke A. Baker, Francesco Zaccardi, Alice C. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:JCSM Rapid Communications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rco2.47