Role of body mass index in outcomes of patients hospitalized with COVID‐19 illness

• Main Authors: Maleeha Zahid (Author), Vivien Leung (Author), Suresh Kumar Nayudu (Author), Sneha Galiveeti (Author), Nikhitha Mantri (Author), Haozhe Sun (Author), Sudharsan Gongati (Author), Vijaya Perugu (Author), Sridhar Chilimuri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Since the start of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, several studies have linked obesity with severity of illness as well as mortality in patients with COVID‐19. Outcomes of patients with overweight or obesity, who develop critical illness, have been studied extensive...