Key result
Obesity and its main complications, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, are identified as risk factors associated with a worse prognosis in patients with COVID-19.
Why the study?
Obesity and comorbidities like diabetes and hypertension are linked to worse COVID-19 prognosis, but potential long-term complications and key aspects remain to be clarified.
This review highlights obesity, diabetes, and hypertension as key risk factors for worse outcomes in COVID-19.
May guide risk stratification in COVID-19; leaves open causal mechanisms and targeted interventions for prospective trials.
The COVID-19 pandemic is posing a great challenge worldwide. Its rapid progression has caused thousands of deaths worldwide. Although multiple aspects remain to be clarified, some risk factors associated with a worse prognosis have been identified. These include obesity and some of its main complications, such as diabetes and high blood pressure. Furthermore, although the possible long-term complications and psychological effects that may appear in survivors of COVID-19 are not well known yet, there is a concern that those complications may be greater in obese patients. In this manuscript, we review some of the data published so far and the main points that remain to be elucidated are emphasized.
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Cornejo‐Pareja et al. (2020) conducted a review in COVID-19. Obesity and its comorbidities was evaluated. Obesity and its main complications, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, are identified as risk factors associated with a worse prognosis in patients with COVID-19.
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