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Editor, Senior Moderator
Obes Med
. 2022 Jun 9;100431.
doi: 10.1016/j.obmed.2022.100431. Online ahead of print.
Association of obesity with COVID-19 diseases severity and mortality: A meta-analysis of studies
Suhad Abumweis[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Waed Alrefai[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Foad Alzoughool[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: The literature on COVID-19 infection is growing every single day, and evidence of presence or absence of association between obesity and COVID-19 adverse outcomes should be revisited. Therefore, this study summarizes the pooled association of obesity with COVID-19 adverse outcomes and mortality.
Methods: We searched PubMed and Science direct databases using specific terms and defined criteria. Data were analyzed using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis V2 (Biostat, Englewood, NJ, USA)) random-effect models were used to calculate the odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) of infection severity and mortality associated with obesity.
Results: Results revealed that obesity is not associated with COVID-19 mortality (OR = 1.1; 95%CI: 0.8 to 1.3) but with other adverse outcomes (OR = 2.4; 95%CI: 1.7 to 3.3).
Conclusion: our findings support previous findings that obesity is associated with COVID-19 severity.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Mortality; Obesity; Severity.
. 2022 Jun 9;100431.
doi: 10.1016/j.obmed.2022.100431. Online ahead of print.
Association of obesity with COVID-19 diseases severity and mortality: A meta-analysis of studies
Suhad Abumweis[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Waed Alrefai[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Foad Alzoughool[SUP] 4 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35702736
- PMCID: PMC9181395
- DOI: 10.1016/j.obmed.2022.100431
Abstract
Background: The literature on COVID-19 infection is growing every single day, and evidence of presence or absence of association between obesity and COVID-19 adverse outcomes should be revisited. Therefore, this study summarizes the pooled association of obesity with COVID-19 adverse outcomes and mortality.
Methods: We searched PubMed and Science direct databases using specific terms and defined criteria. Data were analyzed using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis V2 (Biostat, Englewood, NJ, USA)) random-effect models were used to calculate the odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) of infection severity and mortality associated with obesity.
Results: Results revealed that obesity is not associated with COVID-19 mortality (OR = 1.1; 95%CI: 0.8 to 1.3) but with other adverse outcomes (OR = 2.4; 95%CI: 1.7 to 3.3).
Conclusion: our findings support previous findings that obesity is associated with COVID-19 severity.
Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Mortality; Obesity; Severity.