Association of Higher Body Mass Index With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Younger Patients

Sean Wei Xiang Ong^{1

2}, Barnaby Edward Young^{1

2

3}, Yee-Sin Leo^{1

2

3

4}, David Chien Lye^{1

2

3

4}

Affiliations

¹ National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore.
² Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
³ Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
⁴ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Comment

Sean Wei Xiang Ong et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020.

. 2020 Nov 19;71(16):2300-2302.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa548.

Sean Wei Xiang Ong^{1

2}, Barnaby Edward Young^{1

2

3}, Yee-Sin Leo^{1

2

3

4}, David Chien Lye^{1

2

3

4}

¹ National Centre for Infectious Diseases, Singapore.
² Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
³ Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
⁴ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

No abstract available

Comment on

Obesity in Patients Younger Than 60 Years Is a Risk Factor for COVID-19 Hospital Admission.
Lighter J, Phillips M, Hochman S, Sterling S, Johnson D, Francois F, Stachel A. Lighter J, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jul 28;71(15):896-897. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa415. Clin Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32271368 Free PMC article. No abstract available.