Obesity and Mortality Among Patients Diagnosed With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Obesity and Mortality Among Patients Diagnosed With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has already raised serious concern globally as the number of confirmed or suspected cases have increased rapidly. Epidemiological studies reported that obesity is associated with a higher rate of mortality in patients with COVID-19. Yet, to our knowledge, there is...

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Main Authors: Tahmina Nasrin Poly, Md. Mohaimenul Islam, Hsuan Chia Yang, Ming Chin Lin, Wen-Shan Jian, Min-Huei Hsu, Yu-Chuan Jack Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
obesity
body mass index (BMI)
mortality
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.620044/full

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