Is there an exposure–effect relationship between body mass index and invasive mechanical ventilation, severity, and death in patients with COVID-19? Evidence from an updated meta-analysis
Menglu Liu
Department of Cardiology, The Seventh People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Search for more papers by this authorChao Deng
Cardiology Department, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Search for more papers by this authorPing Yuan
Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Search for more papers by this authorJianyong Ma
Department of Pharmacology and Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Search for more papers by this authorPeng Yu
Endocrine Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Search for more papers by this authorJie Chen
Cardiology Department, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Yujie Zhao
Department of Cardiology, The Seventh People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Yujie Zhao, MD, Department of Cardiology, The Seventh People's Hospital, 330006 Zhengzhou, Henan Jiangxi, China.
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Dr. Xiao Liu, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 510080 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Xiao Liu
Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Yujie Zhao, MD, Department of Cardiology, The Seventh People's Hospital, 330006 Zhengzhou, Henan Jiangxi, China.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Xiao Liu, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 510080 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Search for more papers by this authorMenglu Liu
Department of Cardiology, The Seventh People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Search for more papers by this authorChao Deng
Cardiology Department, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Search for more papers by this authorPing Yuan
Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Search for more papers by this authorJianyong Ma
Department of Pharmacology and Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Search for more papers by this authorPeng Yu
Endocrine Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Search for more papers by this authorJie Chen
Cardiology Department, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
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Yujie Zhao
Department of Cardiology, The Seventh People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
Correspondence
Yujie Zhao, MD, Department of Cardiology, The Seventh People's Hospital, 330006 Zhengzhou, Henan Jiangxi, China.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Xiao Liu, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 510080 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Xiao Liu
Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Correspondence
Yujie Zhao, MD, Department of Cardiology, The Seventh People's Hospital, 330006 Zhengzhou, Henan Jiangxi, China.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Xiao Liu, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 510080 Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMenglu Liu and Chao Deng contributed equally.
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