Measures of Adiposity and Risk of Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the UK Biobank Study

• मुख्य लेखकों: Rebecca A. G. Christensen (लेखक), Shelby L. Sturrock (लेखक), Jasleen Arneja (लेखक), Jennifer D. Brooks (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Objective. To assess if body mass index (BMI) and high waist circumference (HWC) are associated with testing positive for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Methods. 9,386 UK Biobank study participants tested for SARS-CoV-2 from March 16th 2020 to June 29th 2020 were a...