Obesity is an emerging independent risk factor for susceptibility to and severity of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome …

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 …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has spread around the globe,
infecting more than ten million individuals, with more than 500,000 dead; about one half of …

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 …

Increased morbidity and mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) in people with
obesity have illuminated the intersection of obesity with impaired responses to infections …

Coronaviruses are constantly circulating in humans, causing common colds and mild
respiratory infections. In contrast, infection with the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome …

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 …

Objective The 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) has triggered a rapidly
expanding global pandemic in which patients exhibit a wide spectrum of disease severity …

The high prevalence of obesity and obesity-related comorbidities has reached pandemic
proportions, particularly in Western countries. Obesity increases the risk to develop several …

Evidence has lately emerged regarding an increased risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 with worse
prognosis in patients with obesity, especially among the young. Weight excess is a well …