Body Mass Index and Risk of Hospitalization or Death Due to Lower or Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

JAMA. 2023 May 2;329(17):1512-1514. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.2619.
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Plain language summary

This study assesses the associations between body mass index and risk of hospitalization for or death due to COVID-19, lower respiratory tract infections, and upper respiratory tract infections.

MeSH terms

  • Body Mass Index*
  • Hospitalization* / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Respiratory Tract Infections* / epidemiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections* / mortality
  • Respiratory Tract Infections* / therapy
  • Risk