Obesity and Mortality Among Patients Diagnosed With COVID-19: Results From an Integrated Health Care Organization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity, race/ethnicity, and other correlated characteristics have emerged as high-profile risk factors for adverse coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated outcomes, yet studies have not adequately disentangled their effects.

Objective

To determine the adjusted effect of body mass index (BMI), associated comorbidities, time, neighborhood-level sociodemographic factors, and other factors on risk for death due to COVID-19.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Kaiser Permanente Southern California, a large integrated health care organization.

Patients

Kaiser Permanente Southern California members diagnosed with COVID-19 from 13 February to 2 May 2020.

Measurements

Multivariable Poisson regression estimated the adjusted effect

SUBMITTER: Tartof SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7429998 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature