Association between Long COVID and Overweight/Obesity.

Luigi VimercatiLuigi De MariaMarco QuaratoAntonio CaputiLoreto GesualdoGiovanni MiglioreDomenica CavoneStefania SponselliAntonella Pipoli Inchingolo Francesco Antonio Scarano Felice LorussoPasquale StefanizziStefano Termite

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)

Long COVID is an emerging problem for hospital managers as it may reduce the number of HCWs deployed in the fight against COVID-19. High BMI and previous pulmonary disease could be risk factors for 35-LC development in exposed HCWs.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
weight gain
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
body mass index
pulmonary hypertension
type diabetes
physical activity
emergency department