Obesity as a risk factor in COVID-19: Possible mechanisms and implications
Petrova, Dafina; Salamanca-Fernandez, Elena; Rodriguez Barranco, Miguel; Navarro Perez, Pilar; Jimenez Moleon, Jose Juan; Sanchez, Maria-Jose
Publicación: ATENCION PRIMARIA
2020
VL / 52 - BP / 496 - EP / 500
abstract
Recent reports suggest that obesity is a risk factor for more severe coronavirus disease. This article summarizes the available scientific evidence on the rote of obesity in COVID-19. We focus on implications for younger patients and the proposed biological mechanisms that could explain both the higher risk observed and the possible higher contagiousness of people with obesity. We consider implications of the pandemic for people with obesity in relation to: difficulties in managing hospitalized patients, implications of confinement for the control and treatment of obesity, and the stigma people with obesity suffer, that could increase should the relationship between obesity and COVID-19 be confirmed. Understanding the role of obesity in COVID-19 should be a public health priority, given the high prevalence of this condition in our country. (C) 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U.
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