High grip strength attenuates risk of severe COVID-19 in males but not females with obesity: A short communication of prospective findings from UK Biobank

We examined the joint associations of BMI category and grip strength tertile with risk of severe COVID-19 (inpatient COVID-19 or COVID-19 mortality) in 327 500 UK Biobank participants. Compared to normal-weight males with high grip strength, the odds ratio (95 % confidence interval) for males with o...

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Main Authors: Malik Hamrouni, Matthew Roberts, Nicolette Bishop
Format: Default Article
Published: 2023
Subjects:
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Psychology
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Obesity
Muscle strength
Muscle mass
COVID-19
Epidemiology
Public health
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/21981434.v1
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