The association of obesity-related traits on COVID-19 severity and hospitalization is affected by socio-economic status: a multivariable Mendelian randomization study | Zendy

Brenda CabreraMendoza | Zendy; Frank R. Wendt | Zendy; Gita A. Pathak | Zendy; Flavio De Angelis | Zendy; Antonella De Lillo | Zendy; Dóra Koller | Zendy; Renato Polimanti | Zendy

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The association of obesity-related traits on COVID-19 severity and hospitalization is affected by socio-economic status: a multivariable Mendelian randomization study

Author(s) -

Brenda CabreraMendoza,

Frank R. Wendt,

Gita A. Pathak,

Flavio De Angelis,

Antonella De Lillo,

Dóra Koller,

Renato Polimanti

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyac129

Subject(s) - medicine , waist , mendelian randomization , body mass index , odds ratio , obesity , anthropometry , covid-19 , disease , genotype , biology , biochemistry , genetic variants , infectious disease (medical specialty) , gene

Due to its large impact on human health, socio-economic status (SES) could at least partially influence the established association between obesity and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity. To estimate the independent effect of body size and SES on the clinical manifestations of COVID-19, we conducted a Mendelian randomization (MR) study.

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