TY - JOUR
AU - Piernas, Carmen
AU - Patone, Martina
AU - Astbury, Nerys M
AU - Gao, Min
AU - Sheikh, Aziz
AU - Khunti, Kamlesh
AU - Shankar-Hari, Manu
AU - Dixon, Sharon
AU - Coupland, Carol A.C.
AU - Aveyard, Paul
AU - Hippisley-Cox, Julia
AU - Jebb, Susan
PY - 2022
DA - August
TI - 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
JO - 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
AB - 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.
UR - https://publichealthscotland.scot/id/89416
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