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Lifestyle risk factors, inflammatory mechanisms, and COVID-19 hospitalization: A community-based cohort study of 387,109 adults in UK

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Hamer, Mark, Kivimäki, Mika, Gale, Catharine R., Batty, G. David·2020·Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
DOI 10.1016/j.bbi.2020.05.059

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Highlights • The association between lifestyle factors and risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation is unknown.• Poorer lifestyle habit and elevated C-reactive protein was associated with greater risk of COVID-19 hospitalisation.• Unhealthy lifestyle behaviours in combination accounted for up to 51% of the population attributable fraction of severe COVID-19.• Low grade inflammation may be an important mechanism.• Adopting simple lifestyle changes could lower the risk of severe COVID-19 infection.

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Authors
Hamer, M., Kivimäki, M., Gale, C. R., & Batty, G. D.
Venue
Brain, Behavior, and Immunity
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-07
Volume
87
Pages
184-187
ISSN
0889-1591 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.bbi.2020.05.059
OpenAlex
W3028423411
Cited by
574
References
6
FWCI
15.15
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
green
Licence
  • www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
  • www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (R01AG056477)
  • Medical Research Council (MR/P023444/1)
  • Academy of Finland (10279, 311492)
  • NordForsk (75021)
  • National Institute on Aging (MR/R024227, 1R01AG052519-01A1)

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Hamer, M., Kivimäki, M., Gale, C. R., & Batty, G. D. (2020). Lifestyle risk factors, inflammatory mechanisms, and COVID-19 hospitalization: A community-based cohort study of 387,109 adults in UK. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2020.05.059

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