Health
Individuals with obesity and COVID‐19: A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships – Wiley
The linkage of individuals with obesity and COVID‐19 is controversial and lacks systematic reviews. After a systematic search of the Chinese and English language literature on COVID‐19, 75 studies we…
1 INTRODUCTION
For persons with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV2), there appears to be a strong relationship between being an individual with overweight or obesity and the risks of hospitalization and needing treatment in intensive care units (ICUs). Emerging literature suggests that adults with obesity under the age of 60 are more likely to be hospitalized.1 The COVID19 pandemic has occurred at a time when the prevalence…
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