Body Mass Index and Gender Differences for Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients: A Path Analysis using a Brazilian National Database BMI and Gender Differences in COVID-19 Patients
Abstract:Different studies have shown that both obesity and gender can act as direct risk factors or through mediation, favoring worse outcomes in COVID-19. However, it is not clear how these factors relate and act differently between men and women. The aim of this study is to assess mortality from COVID-19 and to verify the direct and indirect effects of clinical variables among people with obesity, according to gender and BMI categories, in Brazil. An observational, cross-sectional study was carried out using nationa… Show more
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