Association of Body Mass Index and Age With Morbidity and Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19: Results From the American Heart Association COVID-19 Cardiovascular Disease Registry

US registry study (7,606 patients hospitalised with COVID-19) found classes I to III obesity were associated with higher risks of in-hospital death or mechanical ventilation (OR, 1.28, 95% CI, 1.09–1.51; 1.57, 1.29–1.91; and 1.80, 1.47–2.20 respectively).

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Circulation