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Diabetes and Overweight/Obesity Are Independent, Nonadditive Risk Factors for In-Hospital Severity of COVID-19: An International, Multicenter Retrospective Meta-analysis.

Danielle K LongmoreJessica E MillerSiroon BekkeringChristoph SanerEdin MifsudYanshan ZhuRichard SafferyAlistair NicholGraham ColditzKirsty R ShortDavid P Burgnernull null
Published in: Diabetes care (2021)
In adults hospitalized with COVID-19, overweight, obesity, and diabetes were associated with increased odds of requiring respiratory support but were not associated with death. In patients with diabetes, the odds of severe COVID-19 were not increased above the BMI-associated risk.
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