@article{Piernas_C-2022_181699,
title = {Associations of BMI with COVID-19 vaccine uptake, vaccine effectiveness, and risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes after vaccination in England: a population-based cohort study},
author = {Piernas, C. and Patone, M. and Astbury, N. and Gao, M. and Sheikh, A. and Khunti, K. and Shankar-Hari, M. and Dixon, S. and Coupland, C. and Aveyard, P. and Hippisley-Cox, J. and Jebb, S.},
month = {jun},
year = {2022},
abstract = {BACKGROUND: A high BMI has been associated with a reduced immune response to vaccination against influenza. We aimed to investigate the association between BMI and COVID-19 vaccine uptake, vaccine effectiveness, and risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes after vaccination by using a large, representative population-based cohort from England.},
pages = {571-580},
volume = {10},
issue = {8},
journal = {The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology},
publisher = {Elsevier},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(22)00158-9},
}
