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Obesity, Race, And Covid-19 Mortality: Results From A Large Cohort Early In The Pandemic, Eric K. Shaw, Anyul Ferez-Pinzon, Micah Mabe, Mike Flynn, Christopher K. Senkowski
Obesity, Race, And Covid-19 Mortality: Results From A Large Cohort Early In The Pandemic, Eric K. Shaw, Anyul Ferez-Pinzon, Micah Mabe, Mike Flynn, Christopher K. Senkowski
HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
Background
Obesity has increased progressively in the United States and is a known risk factor for several diseases such as type 2 diabetes, coronary artery disease, stroke and hypertension. Amid the current pandemic, concerns have been raised about obesity as a risk factor for COVID-19 positive patients. The primary goal of this study was to explore the association between obesity and hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients. Our secondary objective was to explore the relationship between obesity and race on hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional, retrospective analysis using data from 186 hospitals from across the United …
A Retrospective Review Of Outcomes In Intensive Care Unit Patients Infected With Sars-Cov2 In Correlation To Admission Acute Physiologic Assessment And Chronic Health Evaluation Ii Scores, Pratishtha Singh, Kayle M. Warren, Hannah Adler, Andrew Mangano, Jilian Sansbury, Richard Duff
A Retrospective Review Of Outcomes In Intensive Care Unit Patients Infected With Sars-Cov2 In Correlation To Admission Acute Physiologic Assessment And Chronic Health Evaluation Ii Scores, Pratishtha Singh, Kayle M. Warren, Hannah Adler, Andrew Mangano, Jilian Sansbury, Richard Duff
South Atlantic Division GME Research Day 2021
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