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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2020

ey0017.11-1 | Corona and Obesity | ESPEYB17

11.1. Obesity could shift severe COVID-19 disease to younger ages

DA Kass , P Duggal , O Cingolani

To read the full abstract: Lancet 2020;395(10236):1544–45.This study tested the association between age and BMI using data from patients (n =265) with COVID-19 infection treated at the intensive care units at 6 US University Hospitals. Results show a significant inverse correlation between age and BMI in this sample. Interestingly, adolescents and young adults were more likely...