Associations between body-mass index and COVID-19 severity in 6.9 million people in England: a prospective, community-based, cohort study

Gao, M; Piernas, C; Astbury, NM; Hippisley-Cox, J; O'Rahilly, S; Aveyard, P; Jebb, SA

Piernas, C (corresponding author), Univ Oxford, Nuffield Dept Primary Care Hlth Sci, Radcliffe Observ Quarter, Oxford OX2 6GG, England.

LANCET DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY, 2021; 9 (6): 350

Abstract

Background Obesity is a major risk factor for adverse outcomes after infection with SARS-CoV-2. We aimed to examine this association, including intera......

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