Open AccessA Novel Risk Factor for a Novel Virus: Obesity and 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1)
Author(s) -
Janice K. Louie,
M Yessenia Acosta,
M Samuel,
R. S. Schechter,
Duc J. Vugia,
Kathleen Harriman,
Bela T. Matyas
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciq152
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , obesity , body mass index , risk factor , population , confidence interval , pandemic , asthma , pediatrics , disease , covid-19 , environmental health , infectious disease (medical specialty)
many critically ill patients with 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) (2009 H1N1) infection were noted to be obese, but whether obesity, rather than its associated co-morbidities, is an independent risk factor for severe infection is unknown.
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