ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2022
Obesity Impact on SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Pros and Cons "Obesity Paradox"-A Systematic Review.
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- Association of Body Mass Index with SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Inflammatory Arthritis Patients Receiving Biologic Therapy: Singapore National Biologics Register Findings.International journal of rheumatic diseases · 2026Article
- Maternal Obesity Modifies the Impact of Active SARS-CoV-2 Infection on Placental Pathology.Viruses · 2025Article
- Obesity does not influence SARS-CoV-2 humoral vaccine immunogenicity.NPJ vaccines · 2024Article
- Risk factors for severe outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 through the waves of the pandemic: Comparing patients with and without solid organ transplantation.Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society · 2024Article
- Specific and Non-specific Aspects and Future Challenges of ICU Care Among COVID-19 Patients with Obesity: A Narrative Review.Current obesity reports · 2024Review
- Increased red cell distribution width predicts mortality in COVID-19 patients admitted to a Dutch intensive care unit.Acute and critical care · 2024Article
- Functional Aspects of the Obesity Paradox in Patients with Severe Coronavirus Disease-2019: A Retrospective, Multicenter Study.Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases · 2024Article
- Association of body mass index with long-term outcomes in older adults hospitalized for COVID-19: an observational study.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- SARS-CoV-2 infection and cognition in community-dwelling and nursing home residents in southern Switzerland.Brain, behavior, & immunity - health · 2024Article
- Real-life comparison of mortality in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection at risk for clinical progression treated with molnupiravir or nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir during the Omicron era in Italy: a nationwide, cohort study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2023Article
- Antidiabetic Treatment before Hospitalization and Admission Parameters in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and SARS-CoV-2 Viral Infection.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- The obesity paradox in Japanese COVID-19 patients.International journal of medical sciences · 2023Article
- Individual and mutual effects of diabetes, hypertension, and obesity on acute respiratory distress syndrome mortality rates in clinical patients: a multicentre study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Gastrointestinal microbiota: A predictor of COVID-19 severity?World journal of gastroenterology · 2022Review
- Therapeutic Efficacy and Outcomes of Remdesivir versus Remdesivir with Tocilizumab in Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Effect of Obesity among Hospitalized Cancer Patients with or without COVID-19 on a National Level.Cancers · 2022Article
- The Related Metabolic Diseases and Treatments of Obesity.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Genetics, shared environment, or individual experience? A cross-sectional study of the health status following SARS-CoV-2 infection in monozygotic and dizygotic twins.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Low muscle strength and low phase angle predicts greater risk to mortality than severity scales (APACHE, SOFA, and CURB-65) in adults hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Predicting Long-Term Health-Related Quality of Life in Individuals With Prior SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A 12-Month Prospective Study.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDuring the last years, the COVID-19 pandemic meets the pandemic generated by obesity, raising many questions regarding the outcomes of those with severe forms of infection.
methodsThe present systematic review summarises and analyses the data providing evidence for or against the "obesity-paradox" in COVID-19 patients. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 23 studies were included. We also analysed the presumably underlying basic mechanisms.
resultsThe patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 30-40 kg/m
conclusionsThe existence of "obesity-paradox" cannot be stated; our study presents obesity as a critical risk factor in the evolution of COVID-19.
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