There are significant differences both between regions and within regions relative to COVID-19 mortality rates, as well as proportions of obese or elderly individuals. A global pronouncement that obesity and elderly constitute definitive risk factors for COVID-19 mortality masks the subtleties engendered by these intra- and inter-regional differences.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- cardiovascular events
- middle aged
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- community dwelling
- risk factors
- adipose tissue
- weight gain
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- cardiovascular disease
- squamous cell carcinoma
- coronary artery disease
- skeletal muscle
- obese patients
- locally advanced