TY - JOUR AU - Yates, Thomas AU - Zaccardi, Francesco AU - Islam, Nazrul AU - Razieh, Cameron AU - Gillies, Clare L. AU - Lawson, Claire A. AU - Chudasama, Yogini AU - Rowlands, Alex AU - Davies, Melanie J. AU - Docherty, Annemarie B. AU - Openshaw, Peter J.M. AU - Baillie, J. Kenneth AU - Semple, Malcolm G. AU - Khunti, Kamlesh PY - 2021 DA - July TI - Obesity, chronic disease, age, and in-hospital mortality in patients with covid-19: analysis of ISARIC clinical characterisation protocol UK cohort JO - BMC Infectious Diseases VL - 21 DO - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-06466-0 AB - BACKGROUND: Although age, obesity and pre-existing chronic diseases are established risk factors for COVID-19 outcomes, their interactions have not been well researched. PB - Springer Nature UR - https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/9f0ee285-2122-489b-a52c-6f987597dc79 KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19) KW - Hospital care KW - Children, young people and families KW - Older people ER