High body mass index and night shift work are associated with COVID-19 in health care workers.

Stefano RizzaL CoppetaS GrelliG FerrazzaM ChiocchiG VanniO C BonomoA BelliaM AndreoniA MagriniM Federici

Published in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2020)

Our results describe a low prevalence of COVID-19 infection among HCWs at a central Italian COVID Hospital. COVID-19 infection risk appears to be associated with obesity and night shift work, thus supporting the need for careful health surveillance among frontline HCWs exposed to COVID-19.

Keyphrases

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