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. 2020 May 16;395(10236):1544-1545.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31024-2. Epub 2020 May 4.

Obesity could shift severe COVID-19 disease to younger ages

David A Kass  1 , Priya Duggal  2 , Oscar Cingolani  3
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Obesity could shift severe COVID-19 disease to younger ages

David A Kass et al. Lancet. .
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Negative correlation between BMI and age in 265 patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in intensive care units in the USA BMI=body-mass index. The solid line is the least squares linear regression model fit. Dashed lines are 95% prediction bands.
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  • Obesity, inflammation and COVID-19.
    Beretta A. Beretta A. Swiss Med Wkly. 2020 Aug 19;150:w20349. doi: 10.4414/smw.2020.20349. eCollection 2020 Aug 10. Swiss Med Wkly. 2020. PMID: 32812645 No abstract available.

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