The impact of obesity on severe disease and mortality in people with SARS‐CoV‐2: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

The impact of obesity on severe disease and mortality in people with SARS‐CoV‐2: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Abstract Background Obesity accompanied by excess ectopic fat storage has been postulated as a risk factor for severe disease in people with SARS‐CoV‐2 through the stimulation of inflammation, functional immunologic deficit and a pro‐thrombotic disseminated intravascular coagulation with associated...

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Main Authors: Samuel Seidu, Clare Gillies, Francesco Zaccardi, Setor K. Kunutsor, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, Thomas Yates, Awadhesh Kumar Singh, Melanie J. Davies, Kamlesh Khunti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Subjects:
mortality
obesity
SARS‐CoV‐2
severe disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/edm2.176

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https://doi.org/10.1002/edm2.176

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