Association Between Obesity and COVID-19 Disease Severity in Saudi Population.

Fulwah Yahya Alqahtani Fadilah Sfouq AleanizyRania Ali El Hadi MohamedNassr Al-Maflehi Bahauddeen M AlrfaeiThamer A AlmangourNora AlkhudairGhada BawazeerGhalia ShamlanMarzouqah S Alanazi

Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2022)

had a higher risk of severe COVID-19 than those with normal weight. This suggests that obesity is a risk factor for severe COVID-19 and influences disease presentation.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
weight loss
insulin resistance
weight gain
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
early onset
high fat diet induced
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
body mass index
physical activity
drug induced
body weight