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2010.04.15 | Research, PhD students, Dept Clin Epi

Increased risk of pneumonia in obese men

Men who are obese have an increased risk of pneumonia compared to men with normal weight. This is reported in a publication by researchers from Department of Clinical Epidemiology and colleagues. The study is based on data from the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study and researchers found that moderately obese men had a 40 percent larger risk of…