Open AccessBody Mass Index and Risk for Intubation or Death in SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Author(s) -
Michaela R. Anderson,
Joshua Geleris,
David R. Anderson,
Jason Zucker,
Yael R. Nobel,
Daniel E. Freedberg,
Jennifer L. Small-Saunders,
Kartik N. Rajagopalan,
Richard Greendyk,
Sae Rom Chae,
Karthik Natarajan,
David Roh,
Ethan A. Edwin,
Dympna Gallagher,
Anna J. Podolanczuk,
R. Graham Barr,
Anthony W. Ferrante,
Matthew R. Baldwin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.839
H-Index - 390
eISSN - 1539-3704
pISSN - 0003-4819
DOI - 10.7326/m20-3214
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , interquartile range , risk factor , overweight
Obesity is a risk factor for pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome.