Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients with Overweight and Obesity: Turkish Nationwide Cohort Study (TurCObesity).
Ibrahim SahinCem HaymanaTevfik DemirIbrahim DemirciIlker TasciAysegul AtmacaErman CakalNaim AtaRifat EmralUgur UnluturkDerun ErtugrulMustafa SahinMustafa SahinSelcuk DagdelenOsman CelikMurat CaglayanIlhan SatmanAlper SonmezPublished in: Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association (2021)
COVID-19 patients who were overweight or obese were more likely to have adverse outcomes but only obesity was a predictor of mortality. Such patients should receive urgent medical attention and active management, especially the elderly, men, and people with chronic kidney disease.