SARS-CoV-2-host dynamics : Increased risk of adverse outcomes of COVID-19 in obesity

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: The pandemic of COVID-19 has put forward the public health system across countries to prepare themselves for the unprecedented outbreak of the present time. Recognition of the associated risks of morbidity and mortality becomes not only imperative but also fundamental to determine the prevention strategies as well as targeting the high-risk populations for appropriate therapies.

METHODS: We reviewed, collated and analysed the online database i.e. Pubmed, Google scholar, Researchgate to highlight the demographic and mechanistic link between obesity and associated risks of severity in COVID-19.

RESULTS: We observed a changing dynamic in the reporting from the time of initial pandemic in China to currently reported research. While, initially body mass index (BMI) did not find a mention in the data, it is now clearly emerging that obesity is one of the profound risk factors for complications of COVID-19.

CONCLUSION: Our review will help clinicians and health policy makers in considering the importance of obesity in making the prevention and therapeutic strategies of COVID-19. An extra attention and precaution for patients with obesity in COVID-19 pandemic is recommended.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Diabetes & metabolic syndrome - 14(2020), 5 vom: 15. Sept., Seite 1355-1360

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yadav, Rakhee [VerfasserIn]
Aggarwal, Sandeep [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Archna [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Journal Article
Obesity
Review
SARS-CoV-2

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 25.09.2020

Date Revised 11.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.dsx.2020.07.030

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313310440