Body Mass Index as a Risk Factor for Clinical Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 in New York.

CONCLUSION: Patients who are underweight or with obesity are at a risk for mechanical ventilation and death, suggesting pulmonary complications (indicated by IMV) is a significant contributor for poor outcomes in COVID-19 infection. PMID: 33128848 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Obesity - October 31, 2020 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Kim T, Roslin M, Wang JJ, Kane J, Hirsch JS, Ji Kim E, Northwell Health COVID-19 Research Consortium Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: research

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