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Severe obesity is associated with higher in-hospital mortality in a cohort of patients with COVID-19 in the Bronx, New York

2020-05-09

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<h4>ABSTRACT</h4> <h4>Background & Aims</h4> New York is the current epicenter of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The underrepresented minorities, where the prevalence of obesity is higher, appear to be affected disproportionally. Our objectives were to assess the characteristics and early outcomes of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the Bronx and investigate whether obesity is associated with...

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DOI: 10.1101/2020.05.05.20091983

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