Association of Body Mass Index and Age With Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: Results From the American Heart Association COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry.

NS, Hendren; Lemos JA, de; C, Ayers; SR, Das; A, Rao; S, Carter; A, Rosenblatt; J, Walchok; W, Omar; R, Khera; AA, Hegde; MH, Drazner; IJ, Neeland; JL, Grodin

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.120.051936

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Association of Body Mass Index and Age With Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: Results From the American Heart Association COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry.

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Hendren NS

de Lemos JA

Ayers C

Abstract

Background Obesity may contribute to adverse outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, studies of large, broadly generalizable patient populations are lacking, and the effect of body mass index (BMI) on COVID-19 outcomes- particularly in younger adults-remains uncertain.Methods We an...

Subject

Obesity

Death

body mass index

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