ASSOCIATION OF OBESITY AND COVID-19-INDUCED DIARRHEA: RESULTS FROM THE SCCM DISCOVERY VIRUS REGISTRY

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B Methods: b This was an observational cohort analysis of adult, hospitalized, patients enrolled in the SCCM Discovery VIRUS Registry. B Conclusions: b Our multivariate analysis from a large multinational registry showed that diarrhea was more common in obese patients than non-obese patients. B Introduction: b While obesity is associated with the severity of COVID-19 disease, it is unclear whether gut mechanisms in patients with obesity predispose to increased susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Critical Care Medicine is the property of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)