Combined association of obesity and other cardiometabolic diseases with severe COVID-19 outcomes: a nationwide cross-sectional study of 21 773 Brazilian adult and elderly inpatients

Objectives To investigate the combined association of obesity, diabetes mellitus (DM) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) with severe COVID-19 outcomes in adult and elderly inpatients.Design Cross-sectional study based on registry data from Brazil’s influenza surveillance system.Setting Public and priv...

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Main Authors: Mauricio L Barreto, Enny S Paixão, Flávia Jôse Oliveira Alves, Natanael de Jesus Silva, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva, Andrêa Jacqueline Fortes Ferreira, Camila Silveira Silva Teixeira, Aline Santos Rocha, Ila Rocha Falcão, Elizabete de Jesus Pinto, Carlos Antônio de Souza Teles Santos, Rosemeire Leovigildo Fiaccone, Maria Yury Travassos Ichihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/8/e050739.full