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

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 a...

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Published in:	Circulation (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 143; no. 2; pp. 135 - 144
Main Authors:	Hendren, Nicholas S., de Lemos, James A., Ayers, Colby, Das, Sandeep R., Rao, Anjali, Carter, Spencer, Rosenblatt, Anna, Walchok, Jason, Omar, Wally, Khera, Rohan, Hegde, Anita A., Drazner, Mark H., Neeland, Ian J., Grodin, Justin L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States by the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American Heart Association, Inc 12-01-2021
Subjects:	Age Factors Aged American Heart Association Body Mass Index COVID-19 - mortality COVID-19 - therapy Female Hospitalization Humans Male Middle Aged Obesity - classification Obesity - mortality Obesity - therapy Registries SARS-CoV-2 United States - epidemiology United States COVID-19 death body mass index obesity
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