Why the study?
Obesity commonly aggravates respiratory disease severity, but whether obese patients are more likely to have greater COVID-19 severity was unknown.
Does obesity increase COVID-19 severity of illness in patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection?
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Does obesity increase COVID-19 severity of illness in patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection?
This study investigates whether obesity is a risk factor for greater severity of illness in patients with COVID-19.
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Cohort data on obesity in confirmed COVID-19; leaves open independent association with severity and need for adjusted prospective studies.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has attracted increasing worldwide attention. Obesity commonly aggravates the severity of respiratory diseases, but it is currently not known whether obese patients are also more likely to have greater COVID-19 severity of illness. We investigated the association between obesity and COVID-19 severity of illness among patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Zheng et al. (2020) conducted an observational in COVID-19. Obesity was evaluated on COVID-19 severity of illness.
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