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Editor, Senior Moderator
Obes Surg
. 2022 Feb 3.
doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-05933-0. Online ahead of print.
Evaluating Possible Mechanisms Linking Obesity to COVID-19: a Narrative Review
Maryam Vasheghani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zahra Hessami[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mahsa Rekabi[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Atefeh Abedini[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Akram Qanavati[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
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.
Keywords: Adipokines; COVID-19; Cardiovascular system; Inflammation; Insulin resistance; Obesity; Respiratory; SARS-CoV-2; Thromboembolism.
. 2022 Feb 3.
doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-05933-0. Online ahead of print.
Evaluating Possible Mechanisms Linking Obesity to COVID-19: a Narrative Review
Maryam Vasheghani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Zahra Hessami[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Mahsa Rekabi[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Atefeh Abedini[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Akram Qanavati[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35113309
- DOI: 10.1007/s11695-022-05933-0
Abstract
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.
Keywords: Adipokines; COVID-19; Cardiovascular system; Inflammation; Insulin resistance; Obesity; Respiratory; SARS-CoV-2; Thromboembolism.