Obesity in patients younger than 60 years is a risk factor for Covid-19 hospital admission

Jennifer Lighter; Michael Phillips; Sarah Hochman; Stephanie Sterling; Diane Johnson; Fritz Francois; Anna Stachel

doi:10.1093/cid/ciaa415

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Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Apr 9 : ciaa415.

Published online 2020 Apr 9. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa415

PMCID: PMC7184372

PMID: 32271368

Obesity in patients younger than 60 years is a risk factor for Covid-19 hospital admission

Jennifer Lighter, MD,^1,² Michael Phillips, MD,^2,³ Sarah Hochman, MD,^2,³ Stephanie Sterling, MD,^2,³ Diane Johnson, MD,^2,³ Fritz Francois, MD,³ and Anna Stachel, MPH²

Jennifer Lighter

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

² Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

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Michael Phillips

² Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

³ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

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Sarah Hochman

² Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

³ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

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Stephanie Sterling

² Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

³ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

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Diane Johnson

² Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

³ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

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Fritz Francois

³ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

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Anna Stachel

² Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

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¹ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

² Department of Infection Prevention and Control, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

³ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Langone Health, New York NY

Corresponding Author: Jennifer Lighter, MD New York University Langone Health 545 First Avenue Greenberg Hall, SC1-174 New York, NY 10016 Telephone: 212-263-5454 Fax: 212-263-0523 gro.cmuyn@rethgiL.refinneJ

Received 2020 Mar 31

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