Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

A population-based cohort study of obesity, ethnicity and COVID-19 mortality in 12.6 million adults in England

  • Thomas Yates,
  • Annabel Summerfield,
  • Cameron Razieh,
  • Amitava Banerjee,
  • Yogini Chudasama,
  • Melanie J. Davies,
  • Clare Gillies,
  • Nazrul Islam,
  • Claire Lawson,
  • Evgeny Mirkes,
  • Francesco Zaccardi,
  • Kamlesh Khunti,
  • Vahé Nafilyan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28248-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Obesity is a known risk factor for severe COVID-19 disease. Here, the authors use linked Census, electronic health records, and mortality data for 12.6 million adults in England and show that the association between COVID-19 mortality and body mass index is stronger in ethnic minority groups.