scholarly journals The Impact of Obesity on SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic Mortality Risk

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 3446
Author(s):  
Zhaoping Li ◽  
Vijaya Surampudi ◽  
David Heber
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Common Risk Factor ◽  
Global Response ◽  
Death Studies ◽  
General Recognition ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Global Population ◽  
Increased Susceptibility

The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered the increased susceptibility of individuals with obesity to infection and severe disease leading to hospitalization and death. Studies in New York City demonstrated that after advanced age, obesity was the most common risk factor leading to severe disease and death from COVID-19. While the connection has been recognized, there has not been a general recognition of the potential mechanisms for this link between excess body fat and mortality from this viral pandemic including respiratory complications and sequelae of increased activation of the immune system. Despite plans for vaccination of the global population, the risk community spread of COVID-19 and future pandemics will be linked in part to obesity and immunity. This review will detail a number of potential mechanisms through which obesity may contribute to the lethality of this viral infection. These insights will hopefully lead to a greater emphasis on obesity prevention and treatment as part of the global response to this and future pandemic threats.

The Impact of Customer Loyalty and Restaurant Sanitation Grades on Revisit Intention and the Importance of Narrative Information: The Case of New York Restaurant Sanitation Grading System

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Gyung Kim ◽  
Hyunjoo Yang ◽  
Anna S. Mattila
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
York City ◽  
Letter Grades ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Revisit Intentions ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Loyal Customers

New York City launched a restaurant sanitation letter grade system in 2010. We evaluate the impact of customer loyalty on restaurant revisit intentions after exposure to a sanitation grade alone, and after exposure to a sanitation grade plus narrative information about sanitation violations (e.g., presence of rats). We use a 2 (loyalty: high or low) × 4 (sanitation grade: A, B, C, or pending) between-subjects full factorial design to test the hypotheses using data from 547 participants recruited from Amazon MTurk who reside in the New York City area. Our study yields three findings. First, loyal customers exhibit higher intentions to revisit restaurants than non-loyal customers, regardless of sanitation letter grades. Second, the difference in revisit intentions between loyal and non-loyal customers is higher when sanitation grades are poorer. Finally, loyal customers are less sensitive to narrative information about sanitation violations.

Do Stock Markets Catch the Flu?

2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 979-1000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian C. McTier ◽  
Yiuman Tse ◽  
John K. Wald
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Stock Markets ◽  
The United States ◽  
Trading Activity ◽  
Market Makers ◽  
International Data ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Bid Ask Spreads

AbstractWe examine the impact of influenza on stock markets. For the United States, a higher incidence of flu is associated with decreased trading, decreased volatility, decreased returns, and higher bid-ask spreads. Consistent with the flu affecting institutional investors and market makers, the decrease in trading activity and volatility is primarily driven by the incidence of influenza in the greater New York City area. However, the effect of the flu on bid-ask spreads and returns is related to the incidence of flu nationally. International data confirm our findings of a decrease in trading activity and returns when flu incidence is high.

scholarly journals The Impact of Covid‐19 on Certified Nursing Assistants in New York City: A Cross‐Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (S2) ◽  
pp. 41-42
Author(s):  
Sanjay Pinto ◽  
Madeline Sterling ◽  
Faith Wiggins ◽  
Rebecca Hall ◽  
Chenjuan Ma
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nursing Assistants ◽  
Certified Nursing Assistants ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Impact

Abstract 718: The Impact of COVID-19 on breast oncology care practices during the pandemic in New York City: A single center retrospective study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Seidman ◽  
Brittney S. Zimmerman ◽  
Lauren Margetich ◽  
Serena Tharakan ◽  
Natalie Berger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Retrospective Study ◽  
York City ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Oncology Care ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Type 1 diabetes in people hospitalized for COVID-19: new insights from the CORONADO study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthieu Wargny ◽  
Pierre Gourdy ◽  
Lisa Ludwig ◽  
Dominique Seret-Bégué ◽  
Olivier Bourron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
High Risk Population ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Outcomes Study

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with diabetes were rapidly recognized as a high-risk population for severe disease. Indeed, a high prevalence of diabetes among patients with COVID-19 who required hospitalization has been consistently reported, reaching 33.8% in 5,700 people hospitalized for COVID-19 in New York City area (1). In addition, diabetes was associated with more than a double risk of intensive care unit (ICU) admission and more than a triple risk of death (2). However, precise data regarding the type of diabetes are scarce. We report here the clinical characteristics and early prognosis of patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) hospitalized for COVID-19 in the nationwide multicenter observational CORONADO (CORONAvirus-SARS-CoV-2 and Diabetes Outcomes) study (3).

Effects of electronic cigarettes and hookah (waterpipe) use on home air quality

2021 ◽  
pp. tobaccocontrol-2020-056437
Author(s):  
Jenni A Shearston ◽  
James Eazor ◽  
Lily Lee ◽  
M J Ruzmyn Vilcassim ◽  
Taylor A Reed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Major Site ◽  
Passive Exposure ◽  
Household Members ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Waterpipe Use

IntroductionA major site of secondhand smoke exposure for children and adults is the home. Few studies have evaluated the impact of e-cigarette or hookah use on home air quality, despite evidence finding toxic chemicals in secondhand e-cigarette aerosols and hookah smoke. We assessed the effect of e-cigarette and hookah use on home air quality and compared it with air quality in homes where cigarettes were smoked and where no smoking or e-cigarette use occurred.MethodsNon-smoking homes and homes where e-cigarettes, hookah or cigarettes were used were recruited in the New York City area (n=57) from 2015 to 2019. Particulate matter with diameter less than 2.5 µm (PM2.5), black carbon and carbon monoxide (CO) were measured during a smoking or vaping session, both in a ‘primary’ smoking room and in an adjacent ‘secondary’ room where no smoking or vaping occurred. Log transformed data were compared with postanalysis of variance Tukey simultaneous tests.ResultsUse of hookah significantly increased PM2.5 levels compared with non-smoking homes, in both the primary and secondary rooms, while use of e-cigarettes increased PM2.5 levels only in primary rooms. Additionally, in-home use of hookah resulted in greater CO concentrations than the use of cigarettes in primary rooms.ConclusionsUse of e-cigarettes or hookah increases air pollution in homes. For hookah, increases in PM2.5 penetrated even into rooms adjacent to where smoking occurs. Extending smoke-free rules inside homes to include e-cigarette and hookah products is needed to protect household members and visitors from passive exposure to harmful aerosols and gases.

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