Visceral Adiposity and High Intramuscular Fat Deposition Independently Predict Critical Illness in Patients with SARS-CoV-2.
Yang YangLin DingXianlun ZouYaqi ShenDaoyu HuXuemei HuZhen LiIhab R KamelPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2020)
COVID-19 patients with visceral adiposity or high IMF deposition have higher risk for critical illness. Therefore, patients with abdominal obesity should be monitored more carefully when hospitalized.