Patients With Super Obesity Do Not Perceive Themselves as Being at Higher Risk for a More Severe Course of COVID-19 Infection

Patients With Super Obesity Do Not Perceive Themselves as Being at Higher Risk for a More Severe Course of COVID-19 Infection

BackgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to major health-related concerns in the population. Several risk factors for a severe course of COVID-19 disease have been identified, with obesity taking an important role. However, it is unclear whether this association is only kno...

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Main Authors: Norbert Schäffeler, Jacqueline Lohmiller, Isabelle Mack, Rami Archid, Stephan Zipfel, Andreas Stengel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
obesity
body perception
desire for weight reduction
risk factors
risk patients
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.798662/full

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