Morbid Obesity as a Risk Factor for Hospitalization and Death Due to 2009 Pandemic Influenza A(H1N1) Disease

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Authors

Oliver Morgan · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Anna M. Bramley · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ashley Fowlkes · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

David S. Freedman · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Thomas H. Taylor · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Paul Gargiullo · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Brook Belay

Abstract

Our findings support observations that morbid obesity may be associated with hospitalization and possibly death due to 2009 pandemic H1N1 infection. These complications could be prevented by early antiviral therapy and vaccination.

Topics & Keywords

Influenza Virus Research Studies Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Respiratory viral infections research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 5, Issue 3, pp. e9694-e9694

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009694

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 22.17