Obesity has been recognized as one of the most significant risk factors for the deterioration
and mortality associated with COVID-19, but the significance of obesity itself differs among …

Obesity is a risk factor for developing severe COVID-19. However, the mechanism
underlying obesity-accelerated COVID-19 remains unclear. Here, we report results from a …

While COVID-19 infection and mortality rates are soaring in Western countries, Southeast
Asian countries have successfully avoided the second wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic …

Obesity has emerged as a risk factor for hospitalization, intensive care, and mortality among
patients with COVID-19 [1–9]. These risk signals persist after adjusting for age, sex, and …

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 …

Emerging data suggest that obesity is a major risk factor for the progression of major
complications such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), cytokine storm and …

Abstract The disease (COVID-19) novel coronavirus pandemic has so far infected millions
resulting in the death of over a million people as of Oct 2020. More than 90% of those …

Dear Editor, Since the outbreak in later 2019, the cofirmed COVID-19 cases have surpassed
162 million, with more than 3 million deaths around the world (https://covid19. who. int) …

Obesity is a key correlate of severe SARS-CoV-2 outcomes while the role of obesity on risk
of SARS-CoV-2 infection, symptom phenotype, and immune response remain poorly …

With the global spread of SARS-CoV-2, millions of people have been affected leading to the
declaration of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic by the WHO. Several …