@article{Piernas_C-2022_89416,
title = {Associations of body mass index with COVID-19 vaccine uptake, vaccine effectiveness and risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes after vaccination: a population-based cohort of 9 million people in England},
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 = {aug},
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.},
journal = {Piernas , C , Patone , M , Astbury , N M , Gao , M , Sheikh , A , Khunti , K , Shankar-Hari , M , Dixon , S , Coupland , C , Aveyard , P , Hippisley-Cox , J & Jebb , S 2022 , ' Associations of body mass index with COVID-19 vaccine uptake, vaccine effectiveness and risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes after vaccination: a population-based cohort of 9 million people in England ' , The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology , pp. 571-580 . https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(22)00158-9},
publisher = {},
url = {https://publichealthscotland.scot/id/89416},
}
