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Prognostic value of the Edmonton Obesity Staging System among people hospitalized with obesity.

Key takeaways

This study checked if a specific scoring system for obesity could predict how sick hospitalized patients would get. It looked at readmissions and deaths within 90 days. This is an observational study, so it shows a link, not proof of cause.

Who did this work

Ena J · Carretero Gomez J · Sanchez Lora FJ · Bonilla Hernandez MV · Bustos Merlo A · Lobo-Antuña V · Miramontes Gonzalez JP · Gonzalez Gonzalez P · Nadal Gomez P · Hernández-Cerón C · Fernandez Rodriguez JM · Martinez Muriel B

Source

Article · PubMed, the drug frontier · 2026 Sep 22
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42772598/