COVID-19 hospitalizations attributable to cardiometabolic conditions

Coronavirus Disease 2019 Hospitalizations Attributable to Cardiometabolic Conditions in the United States: A Comparative Risk Assessment Analysis – Journal of the American Heart Association

Commentary: Study estimates two-thirds of COVID-19 hospitalizations due to four conditions – Tufts University

Commentary on Twitter

Our new research suggests 63% of US hospitalizations for COVID may have been prevented, due to less severe illness, if we had a metabolically healthy population. Biggest risk: obesity, responsible for 30% of excess hospitalizations. https://t.co/no8YhACf4E pic.twitter.com/4VPuHT0OPd

— Dariush Mozaffarian (@Dmozaffarian) February 25, 2021