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Body mass index and clinical outcome of severe COVID-19 patients with acute hypoxic respiratory failure: Unravelling the “obesity paradox” phenomenon

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Although obesity have been generally shown to be an independent risk factor for poor outcomes in COVID-19 infection, some studies demonstrate a paradoxical protective effect (“obesity paradox”). This study examines the influence of obesity categories on clinical outcomes of seve...

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Autores principales: Jennings, Michael, Burova, Maria, Hamilton, Laura G., Hunter, Elsie, Morden, Clare, Pandya, Darshni, Beecham, Ryan, Moyses, Helen, Saeed, Kordo, Afolabi, Paul R., Calder, Philip C., Dushianthan, Ahilanandan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9356629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36184231
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.07.016