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cord-278477-9a7gmzz3	Huh, Kyungmin	Impact of obesity, fasting plasma glucose level, blood pressure, and renal function on the severity of COVID-19: a matter of sexual dimorphism?	2020-10-21		.txt	text/plain	3233	182	53	Aims This study aimed to assess whether body mass index (BMI), fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels, blood pressure (BP), and kidney function were associated with the risk of severe disease or death in patients with COVID-19. To examine the association between baseline health status and the risk of severe disease in patients with COVID-19, we performed a case-control study, using data from the nationwide registry of COVID-19 cases and from the biennial health checkup database in South Korea. In the present study based on a nationwide COVID-19 registry combined with an independent regular health checkup data, the effect of FPG levels and eGFR on the risk of severe or fatal COVID-19 varied between sex and age groups. In our retrospective study using a nationwide health checkup database, high FPG levels and low eGFR were significantly associated with the risk of severe COVID-19 (including fatal illness among women.	./cache/cord-278477-9a7gmzz3.txt	./txt/cord-278477-9a7gmzz3.txt