Increasing adiposity and the presence of cardiometabolic morbidity is associated with increased Covid-19-related mortality: results from the UK Biobank

BACKGROUND: Although obesity, defined by body mass index (BMI), has been associated with a higher risk of hospitalisation and more severe course of illness in Covid-19 positive patients amongst the British population, it is unclear if this translates into increased mortality. Furthermore, given that...

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Autores principales: Patel, Kiran H. K., Li, Xinyang, Quint, Jennifer K., Ware, James S., Peters, Nicholas S., Ng, Fu Siong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8254443/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34217276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12902-021-00805-7

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