Body mass index and severity/fatality from coronavirus disease 2019: A nationwide epidemiological study in Korea

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 6; p. e0253640
• Main Authors: Kang, In Sook, Kong, Kyoung Ae
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 22.06.2021; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biology and Life Sciences; Body mass; Body Mass Index; Body size; Comorbidity; Continuity (mathematics); Coronaviruses; COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; COVID-19 - pathology; COVID-19 - virology; Dementia disorders; Diabetes; Epidemiology; Fatalities; Female; Health aspects; Health risks; Humans; Influenza; Logistic Models; Male; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Missing data; Mortality; Obesity; Odds Ratio; Pandemics; Public health; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; SARS-CoV-2 - physiology; Severity of Illness Index; Viral diseases; Young Adult; Republic of Korea; South Korea; China

Obesity has been reported as a risk factor for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in recent studies. However, the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and COVID-19 severity and fatality are unclear. This study included 4,141 COVID-19 patients who were released from isolation or had die...