Publications by authors named "Colin Cha-Fong"
Article Synopsis
- Severe obesity raises the risk of negative outcomes, including in-hospital death, for COVID-19 patients in a diverse population in New York City.
- The retrospective study analyzed 8,833 hospitalized patients from March to October 2020, finding that both overweight and obesity significantly correlated with higher mortality rates, especially among men, younger patients, and those of Hispanic ethnicity.
- Contrary to expectations, the study did not find that patients with obesity had higher levels of inflammatory markers compared to those without obesity.
