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UT Southwestern Medical Center

hazard and odds ratios

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Above diagram illustrates the hazard and odds ratios for in-hospital death and mechanical ventilation, respectively, by World Health Organization Obesity class. Class III obesity (BMI ?30 kg/m2) was associated with a significantly higher risk of in-hospital death. Overweight and class I-III obesity was associated with a significantly higher risk of mechanical ventilation.

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