Impact of obesity on influenza compared to pneumonia hospitalization outcomes
Journal
Obesity research & clinical practice
Date Issued
2021-04-05
Author(s)
Abstract
Previous literature has suggested that obesity impacts mortality risk differently in bacterial versus viral infections. This study sought to further elucidate this association in pneumonia versus influenza.
Subjects
Influenza; Morbid obesity; Mortality; Obesity; Pneumonia
SDGs
Other Subjects
aged; all cause mortality; Article; body mass; body weight; cohort analysis; controlled study; female; hospitalization; human; in-hospital mortality; influenza; major clinical study; male; morbid obesity; mortality risk; normal weight obesity; obesity; pn
Type
journal article