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Body Mass Index and Risk of Hospitalization or Death Due to Lower or Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: This study assesses the associations between body mass index and risk of hospitalization for or death due to COVID-19, lower respiratory tract infections, and upper respiratory tract infections.

Source: JAMA

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.2619

Authors: Bastian Bohrmann, M. Sofia Massa, Stephanie Ross, Sarah Lewington, Ben Lacey

Institution: University of Oxford

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funders: British Heart Foundation, Medical Research Council

Awards: G2628120876, Molecules to Health Records

OpenAlex ID: W4367668993

FWCI: 0.945

Cites: 7

Cited by: 5

Related to: 10