Obesity in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obesity is common in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The effects of obesity on clinical outcomes of COVID-19 warrant systematical investigation.

Objective

This study explores the effects of obesity with the risk of severe disease among patients with COVID-19.

Methods

Body mass index (BMI) and degree of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) accumulation were used as indicators for obesity status. Publication databases including preprints were searched up to August 10, 2020. Clinical outcomes of severe COVID-19 included hospitalization, a requirement for treatment in an intensive care unit (ICU), invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV), and mortality. Risks for severe COVID-19 outcomes are presented as odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval (95

SUBMITTER: Huang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7521361 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature