Higher body mass index is strongly linked to poor outcomes in adult COVID‐19 hospitalizations: A National Inpatient Sample Study

• Main Authors: Ahmed Elkhapery (Author), Ali Abdelhay (Author), Hemanth Krishna Boppana (Author), Zeinab Abdalla (Author), Mohamed Mohamed (Author), Omar Al‐Ali (Author), Anas Hashem (Author), Amir Mahmoud (Author), Eisa Mahmoud (Author), Chengu Niu (Author), Rami Dalbah (Author), Ming‐Yan Chow (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Aims The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has resulted in more than 6 million deaths worldwide. Studies on the impact of obesity on patients hospitalized with COVID‐19 pneumonia have been conflicting, with some studies describing worse outcomes in patients with obesity, while ot...