Differences in mortality rate among patients hospitalized with severe COVID‐19 according to their body mass index

Differences in mortality rate among patients hospitalized with severe COVID‐19 according to their body mass index

Abstract Background Obesity has been described as a risk factor for COVID‐19 severity and mortality. Previous studies report a linear association between BMI and adverse outcomes, meanwhile in other critical illness, excessive fat tissue is related to improved survival. Whether different BMI is rela...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Albarrán‐Sánchez, Claudia Ramírez‐Rentería, Juan C. Anda‐Garay, Maura E. Noyola‐García, Paolo Alberti‐Minutti, Guillermo Flores‐Padilla, Luis A. Guizar‐García, Carlos E. Contreras‐García, Daniel Marrero‐Rodríguez, Keiko Taniguchi‐Ponciano, Moises Mercado, Aldo Ferreira‐Hermosillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-08-01
Series:Obesity Science & Practice
Subjects:
body weight
COVID‐19
mortality
obesity
SARS‐CoV‐2
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.584

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https://doi.org/10.1002/osp4.584

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