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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (499): obesity, remdesivir, Eastern Mediterranean, WHO, global

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownBackground: Cross-sectional observational studies have reported obesity and cardiometabolic co-morbidities as important predictors of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) hospitalization. The causal impact of these risk factors is unknown at present.Methods: We conducted multivariable logistic regression to evaluate the observational associations between obesity traits (body mass index [BMI], waist circumference [WC]), quantitative cardiometabolic parameters (systolic Read more [...]