학술논문
Measures of Adiposity and Risk of Testing Positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the UK Biobank Study
Document Type
article
Source
Journal of Obesity, Vol 2021 (2021)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2090-0708
2090-0716
2090-0716
Abstract
Objective. To assess if body mass index (BMI) and high waist circumference (HWC) are associated with testing positive for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Methods. 9,386 UK Biobank study participants tested for SARS-CoV-2 from March 16th 2020 to June 29th 2020 were analyzed. A forward model building approach was used to estimate adjusted risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Analyses were stratified by age due to a significant first-order interaction between age and HWC. Results. Approximately 17% (n = 1,577) of participants tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. BMI category had a linear association with testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 among participants