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Even for men who had been in the 22.5–25 BMI range in adolescence—that is, within the normal weight range—an elevated risk of needing hospital care for COVID-19 was found.
The cross-sectional study involved 622 males (average age of 25.7 years, BMI ≥ 20 kg/m 2) who had been referred to the Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, of the ...
The primary outcome of the study was COVID-19 hospitalization. Statistical adjustments were made for differences in age, race/ethnicity, body mass index (BMI), immunosuppression, and comorbidities.
For example, the estimated 10-year diabetes risk was 7.0% for a woman aged 55 to 59 years with a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9kg/m 2 and an FPG level of 95 to 99mg/dL.
Published Sep 19, 2024 at 11:00 AM EDT Updated Sep 20, 2024 at 4:10 AM EDT ...
A new study from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, revealed that waist circumference is a stronger risk indicator for obesity-related cancers in men than Body Mass Index (BMI).
Men with a high body mass index (BMI) in their upper teens had an elevated risk of severe COVID-19, requiring hospitalization, later in life, a new study from Sweden finds.