Severe Obesity as an Independent Risk Factor for COVID-19 Mortality in Hospitalized Patients Younger than 50.

Eyal KlangGassan KassimShelly Soffer Robert M FreemanMatthew A LevinDavid L Reich

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2020)

This study demonstrates that hospitalized patients younger than 50 with severe obesity are more likely to die of COVID-19. This is particularly relevant in the Western world, where obesity rates are high.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
coronavirus disease
sars cov
high fat diet induced
type diabetes
weight gain
early onset
skeletal muscle
risk factors