Recent reports have shown a strong association between obesity and the severity of COVID-
19 infection, even in the absence of other comorbidities. After infecting the host cells, severe …

Besides advanced age and the presence of multiple comorbidities as major contributors to
increased risk of severe disease and fatal outcome from Severe Acute Respiratory …

Obesity is associated with an increase in morbidity and mortality from coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19). The risk is related to the cytokine storm, a major contributor to multiorgan …

As we are facing worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, we aimed to identify potential
pathophysiological mechanisms leading to increased COVID-19 susceptibility and severity …

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has recently led to
worldwide research efforts to identify subjects at greater risk of developing more severe …

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2), has rapidly caused a pandemic. Recent reports showed that individuals …

Accumulating evidence suggests that obesity is a major risk factor for the initiation,
progression, and outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The European …

Background Recent studies have shown that obesity is associated with the severity of
coronavirus disease (COVID-19). We reviewed clinical studies to clarify the obesity …

Apart from posing various mechanical and medical issues compromising general health,
obesity is a major factor for respiratory tract infections, due to specific inflammation and …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has proven
a challenge to healthcare systems since its first appearance in late 2019. The global spread …