Body-mass index and long-term risk of sepsis-related mortality: a population-based cohort study of 0.5 million Chinese adults

Body-mass index and long-term risk of sepsis-related mortality: a population-based cohort study of 0.5 million Chinese adults

Abstract Background Sepsis represents a major worldwide healthcare burden. However, how body-mass index (BMI) is related to the long-term risk of sepsis-related mortality in low- and middle-income countries remains uncertain. Methods We examined the associations of sepsis-related mortality with both...

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Main Authors: Li Weng, Junning Fan, Canqing Yu, Yu Guo, Zheng Bian, Yuxia Wei, Ling Yang, Yiping Chen, Huaidong Du, Liang Chang, Weiwei Gong, Junshi Chen, Zhengming Chen, Bin Du, Jun Lv, Liming Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Sepsis
Body-mass index
Waist circumference
Mortality
Cohort study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13054-020-03229-2

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