Low-grade inflammation, CoVID-19, and obesity: clinical aspect and molecular insights in childhood and adulthood

G Muscogiuri, S Bettini, M Boschetti, L Barrea… - International Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
The new 2019 coronavirus 19 disease (CoVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) poses a serious threat to health systems. As a …

The effect of obesity on the mortality of hospitalized adults with COVID‐19 considering the human development index: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

D Marano, Y Amaral, F Rebelo, A Abranches… - Obesity …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this study is to verify the association between obesity and mortality in
hospitalized patients with SARS–CoV–2 taking into account the Human Development Index …

Association between obesity and COVID-19 mortality and length of stay in intensive care unit patients in Brazil: a retrospective cohort study

VB Paravidino, TH Leite, MFF Mediano, R Sichieri… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The present study aimed to evaluate the association between obesity and COVID-19
mortality and length of stay in ICU patients, and how these associations were modified by …

Exploring the impact of selection bias in observational studies of COVID-19: a simulation study

LAC Millard, A Fernández-Sanlés… - International Journal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Non-random selection of analytic subsamples could introduce selection bias in
observational studies. We explored the potential presence and impact of selection in studies …

Transforming the information system for research in primary care (SIDIAP) in Catalonia to the OMOP common data model and its use for COVID-19 research

B Raventós, S Fernández-Bertolín, M Aragón… - Clinical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The primary aim of this work was to convert the Information System for Research in
Primary Care (SIDIAP) from Catalonia, Spain, to the Observational Medical Outcomes …

Comparative effectiveness of the BNT162b2 and ChAdOx1 vaccines against Covid-19 in people over 50

J Xie, S Feng, X Li, E Gea-Mallorquí… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Although pivotal trials with varying populations and study methods suggest higher efficacy
for mRNA than adenoviral Covid-19 vaccines, not many studies have directly compared …

ACE2 polymorphisms impact COVID-19 severity in obese patients

N Jalaleddine, A Bouzid, M Hachim… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
A strong association between obesity and COVID-19 complications and a lack of prognostic
factors that explain the unpredictable severity among these patients still exist despite the …

The impact of mean body mass index on reported mortality from COVID-19 across 181 countries

R Gabbrielli, NM Pugno - Frontiers in public health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Accountability for global health issues such as a pandemic and its devastating
consequences are usually ascribed to a virus, but a comprehensive view should also take …

Establishing and characterising large COVID-19 cohorts after mapping the Information System for Research in Primary Care in Catalonia to the OMOP Common Data …

E Burn, S Fernández-Bertolín, EA Voss, C Blacketer… - medRxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Background Few datasets have been established that capture the full breadth of COVID-19
patient interactions with a health system. Our first objective was to create a COVID-19 …

Hospitalization and death after recovery from acute COVID‐19 among renal transplant recipients

N Basic‐Jukic, S Racki, I Tolj, M Aleckovic… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Data on post‐COVID‐19 in renal transplant recipients (RTR) is scarce. We
investigated the rate of hospitalizations, reasons for hospital admission, and mortality rate …