The impact of obesity on severe disease and mortality in people with SARS-CoV-2: A systematic review and meta-analysis

<p>Background</p> <p>Obesity accompanied by excess ectopic fat storage has been postulated as a risk factor for severe disease in people with SARS‐CoV‐2 through the stimulation of inflammation, functional immunologic deficit and a pro‐thrombotic disseminated intravascular coagulati...

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Main Authors: Seidu, S, Gillies, C, Zaccardi, F, Kunutsor, SK, Hartmann-Boyce, J, Yates, T, Singh, AK, Davies, MJ, Khunti, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020