Adiposity and mortality among intensive care patients with COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 respiratory conditions: a cross-context comparison study in the UK
Obesity is associated with higher mortality among COVID-19 patients, but lower mortality among non-COVID-19 respiratory patients. These associations appear vulnerable to confounding/selection bias in both patient groups, questioning the existence or stability of causal effects.
Authors
- George Davey Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1407-8314)
- David A Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9002-9098)
- Kate M. Tilling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1010-8926)
- Amanda Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5896-7650)
- James Dodd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4805-5759)
- James Doidge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3674-3100)
- David Carslake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2916-4546)
- Joshua A. Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6892-8786)
- Kathy Rowan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8217-5602)
Institutions
- Southmead Hospital (GB)
- At Bristol (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- MRC Epidemiology Unit (GB)
- Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2024-09-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03598-3
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council