Impact of obesity on hospitalizations and mortality, due to COVID-19: A systematic review

JVV de Siqueira, LG Almeida, BO Zica, IB Brum… - Obesity research & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of the current review was to assess whether there was an association between
obesity and higher levels of hospitalization, poor outcomes and mortality due to the disease …

Severe obesity, increasing age and male sex are independently associated with worse in-hospital outcomes, and higher in-hospital mortality, in a cohort of patients …

L Palaiodimos, DG Kokkinidis, W Li, D Karamanis… - Metabolism, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background & aims New York is the current epicenter of Coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) pandemic. The underrepresented minorities, where the prevalence of obesity is …

Characteristics and predictors of hospitalization and death in the first 11 122 cases with a positive RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 in Denmark: a nationwide cohort

M Reilev, KB Kristensen, A Pottegård… - International journal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Population-level knowledge on individuals at high risk of severe and fatal
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is urgently needed to inform targeted protection …

Commentary: obesity: the “Achilles heel” for COVID-19?

G Muscogiuri, G Pugliese, L Barrea… - Metabolism …, 2020 - metabolismjournal.com
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is the infectious disease caused by the recently
discovered coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The first case of COVID-19 was reported to the World …

Obesity prolongs the hospital stay in patients affected by COVID-19, and may impact on SARS-COV-2 shedding

D Moriconi, S Masi, E Rebelos, A Virdis… - Obesity research & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction On the last three months the new SARS-COV-2 coronavirus has created a
pandemic, rapidly spreading all around the world. The aim of the study is to investigate …

Underlying kidney diseases and complications for COVID-19: a review

P Dadson, CD Tetteh, E Rebelos, RM Badeau… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
There is mounting evidence supporting that patients with kidney diseases are particularly
vulnerable to coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory …

Epicardial adipose tissue is associated with extent of pneumonia and adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19

K Grodecki, A Lin, A Razipour, S Cadet, PA McElhinney… - Metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
Aim We sought to examine the association of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) quantified on
chest computed tomography (CT) with the extent of pneumonia and adverse outcomes in …

Commentary: COVID-19 and obesity pandemics converge into a syndemic requiring urgent and multidisciplinary action

MA Hill, JR Sowers, CS Mantzoros - Metabolism, 2021 - Elsevier
While substantial evidence points towards obesity and associated cardiometabolic disorders
being a major factor for poor outcomes in SARS-CoV2 infections (COVID-19), the complexity …

How are bariatric patients co** during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic? Analysis of factors known to cause weight regain among postoperative …

DI Athanasiadis, E Hernandez, W Hilgendorf… - Surgery for Obesity and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is wreaking havoc
on society. Bariatric patients are more prone to severe infection due to their high body mass …

Severe obesity is associated with higher in-hospital mortality in a cohort of patients with COVID-19 in the Bronx, New York

L Palaiodimos, DG Kokkinidis, W Li, D Karamanis… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
ABSTRACT Background & Aims New York is the current epicenter of Coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The underrepresented minorities, where the prevalence of …