# Associations between body-mass index and COVID-19 severity in 6·9 million people in England: a prospective, community-based, cohort study

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/associations-between-body-mass-index-and-covid-19-severity-in-6-9-million-people/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Min Gao,Carmen Piernas,Nerys M. Astbury,Julia Hippisley‐Cox,Stephen O’Rahilly,Paul Aveyard,Susan A. Jebb |
| Citations | 594 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s2213-8587(21)00089-9 |
| Fields | Medicine,Psychology |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | hybrid |
| OA URL | http://www.thelancet.com/article/S2213858721000899/pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3157733336 |
| PMID | 33932335 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2021 |

## Paper authors

- [Julia Hippisley‐Cox](https://scholariq.org/researchers/julia-hippisley-cox/)

## Paper journal

- [The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-lancet-diabetes-and-endocrinology/)

## Paper primary topic

- [COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/covid-19-clinical-research-studies/)

## Paper topics

- [COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/covid-19-clinical-research-studies/)
- [COVID-19 and healthcare impacts](https://scholariq.org/topics/covid-19-and-healthcare-impacts/)
- [COVID-19 and Mental Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/covid-19-and-mental-health/)

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