Visceral adipose tissue and risk of COVID-19 susceptibility, hospitalization, and severity: A Mendelian randomization study

Visceral adipose tissue and risk of COVID-19 susceptibility, hospitalization, and severity: A Mendelian randomization study

BackgroundCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly evolved as a global pandemic. Observational studies found that visceral adipose tissue (VAT) increased the likelihood of worse clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients. Whereas, whether VAT is causally associated with the susceptibility, hospit...

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Main Authors: Lu Chen, Xingang Sun, Deheng Han, Jiawei Zhong, Han Zhang, Liangrong Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
COVID-19
visceral adipose tissue
Mendelian randomization
causal associations
risk
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1023935/full

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