Obesity and COVID-19: An Italian Snapshot.
Luca BusettoSilvia BettiniRoberto FabrisRoberto SerraChiara Dal PraPietro MaffeiMarco RossatoPaola FiorettoRoberto VettorPublished in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2020)
Patients with overweight and obesity admitted in a medical ward for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2-related pneumonia, despite their younger age, required more frequently assisted ventilation and access to intensive or semi-intensive care units than normal weight patients.
Keyphrases
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- end stage renal disease
- intensive care unit
- weight loss
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- weight gain
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- mechanical ventilation
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- respiratory failure
- high fat diet induced