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Body mass index and risk of COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalisation, and death: a cohort study of 2 524 926 Catalans

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Context: A comprehensive understanding of the association between body mass index (BMI) and COVID-19 is still lacking.

Objective: To investigate associations between BMI and risk of COVID-19 diagnosis, hospitalisation with COVID-19, and death after a COVID-19 diagnosis or hospitalisation (subsequent death), accounting for potential effect modification by age and sex.

Design: Population-based cohort study. Setting: Primary c...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1210/clinem/dgab546

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Publisher:
Oxford University Press Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism Journal website
Volume:
106
Issue:
12
Pages:
e5030–e5042
Publication date:
2021-07-23
Acceptance date:
2021-07-21
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EISSN:
1945-7197
ISSN:
0021-972X
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1187327
Local pid:
pubs:1187327
Deposit date:
2021-07-22

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