Determining whether ethnic minorities with severe obesity face a disproportionate risk of serious disease and death from COVID-19: outcomes from a Southern California-based retrospective cohort study
Objective Obesity has been recognised as a risk factor for poor outcomes associated with COVID-19. Ethnic minorities with COVID-19 have been independently found to fare poorly. We aim to determine if ethnic minorities with severe obesity—defined as a body mass index (BMI) above 40 kg/m²—experience h...
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Main Authors: | Qiaowu Li, Hemesh Mahesh Patel, Shefali Khandwala, Poonam Somani, Stephanie Tovar, Alejandra Montano |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2022-06-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/6/e059132.full |
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