When Two Pandemics Meet: Why Is Obesity Associated with Increased COVID-19 Mortality?
Med (N Y)
; 1(1): 33-42, 2020 12 18.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1065471
ABSTRACT
A growing body of evidence indicates that obesity is strongly and independently associated with adverse outcomes of COVID-19, including death. By combining emerging knowledge of the pathological processes involved in COVID-19 with insights into the mechanisms underlying the adverse health consequences of obesity, we present some hypotheses regarding the deleterious impact of obesity on the course of COVID-19. These hypotheses are testable and could guide therapeutic and preventive interventions. As obesity is now almost ubiquitous and no vaccine for COVID-19 is currently available, even a modest reduction in the impact of obesity on mortality and morbidity from this viral infection could have profound consequences for public health.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pandemias
/
COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Tópicos:
Vacinas
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Med (N Y)
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
J.medj.2020.06.005
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