Obesity as a Risk Factor of Severe Outcome of COVID-19: A Pair-Matched 1:2 Case–Control Study

Obesity as a Risk Factor of Severe Outcome of COVID-19: A Pair-Matched 1:2 Case–Control Study

Background and aim. The nature of the association between obesity and poor prognosis of COVID-19 without the evaluation of other co-pathologies associated has not yet been clearly evaluated. The aim of the present pair-matched case–control study was to investigate the outcome of patients with SARS-C...

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Main Authors: Antonio Russo, Mariantonietta Pisaturo, Verdiana Zollo, Salvatore Martini, Paolo Maggi, Fabio Giuliano Numis, Ivan Gentile, Nadia Sangiovanni, Anna Maria Rossomando, Vincenzo Bianco, Giosuele Calabria, Raffaella Pisapia, Alessio Vinicio Codella, Alfonso Masullo, Elio Manzillo, Grazia Russo, Roberto Parrella, Giuseppina Dell’Aquila, Michele Gambardella, Antonio Ponticiello, Lorenzo Onorato, Nicola Coppola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
obesity
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 infection
severity of disease
mortality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/12/4055

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