Evaluating Possible Mechanisms Linking Obesity to COVID-19: a Narrative Review

Currently, pneumonia caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic. To date, there is no specific antiviral treatment for the disease, and universal access to the vaccine is a serious challenge. Some observational studies have shown that COVID-19 is more common in countries with a...

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Autores principales: Vasheghani, Maryam, Hessami, Zahra, Rekabi, Mahsa, Abedini, Atefeh, Qanavati, Akram
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8811344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35113309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-022-05933-0
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Sumario:Currently, pneumonia caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic. To date, there is no specific antiviral treatment for the disease, and universal access to the vaccine is a serious challenge. Some observational studies have shown that COVID-19 is more common in countries with a high prevalence of obesity and that people with COVID-19 have a higher body mass index. In these studies, obesity increased the risk of disease, as well as its severity and mortality. This study aimed to review the mechanisms that link obesity to COVID-19. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT: [Image: see text]

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