How important is obesity as a risk factor for respiratory failure, intensive care admission and death in hospitalised COVID-19 patients? Results from a single Italian centre

Objective: Specific comorbidities and old age create a greater vulnerability to severe Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19). While obesity seems to aggravate the course of disease, the actual impact of the BMI and the cutoff which increases illness severity are still under investigation. The aim of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of endocrinology 2020-10, Vol.183 (4), p.389-397
Hauptverfasser:	Rottoli, Matteo, Bernante, Paolo, Belvedere, Angela, Balsamo, Francesca, Garelli, Silvia, Giannella, Maddalena, Cascavilla, Alessandra, Tedeschi, Sara, Ianniruberto, Stefano, Rosselli Del Turco, Elena, Tonetti, Tommaso, Ranieri, Vito Marco, Poggioli, Gilberto, Manzoli, Lamberto, Pagotto, Uberto, Viale, Pierluigi, Bartoletti, Michele
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Betacoronavirus Body Mass Index Clinical Study Comorbidity Coronavirus Infections - complications Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology Coronaviruses COVID-19 Death Female Hospitalization Humans Intensive care Intensive Care Units Italy - epidemiology Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Obesity Obesity - epidemiology Obesity - virology Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral - complications Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology Proportional Hazards Models Regression analysis Respiratory failure Respiratory Insufficiency - epidemiology Respiratory Insufficiency - virology Retrospective Studies Risk Factors SARS-CoV-2
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