Mortality-related risk factors of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 42 studies and 423,117 patients

ZG Dessie, T Zewotir - BMC infectious diseases, 2021 - Springer
Background Mortality rates of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) continue to rise across
the world. The impact of several risk factors on coronavirus mortality has been previously …

Population risk factors for severe disease and mortality in COVID-19: A global systematic review and meta-analysis

A Booth, AB Reed, S Ponzo, A Yassaee, M Aral… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Aim COVID-19 clinical presentation is heterogeneous, ranging from asymptomatic to severe
cases. While there are a number of early publications relating to risk factors for COVID-19 …

A 2022 update on the epidemiology of obesity and a call to action: as its twin COVID-19 pandemic appears to be receding, the obesity and dysmetabolism pandemic …

C Boutari, CS Mantzoros - Metabolism, 2022 - Elsevier
The WHO just released in May 2022 a report on the state of the obesity pandemic in Europe,
stating that 60% of citizens in the area of Europe are either overweight or obese, and …

Association of sex, age, and comorbidities with mortality in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Biswas, S Rahaman, TK Biswas, Z Haque, B Ibrahim - Intervirology, 2021 - karger.com
Introduction: Although severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection is causing
mortality in considerable proportion of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) patients …

Predictors of COVID‐19 severity: a literature review

B Gallo Marin, G Aghagoli, K Lavine… - Reviews in medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic is a rapidly evolving global
emergency that continues to strain healthcare systems. Emerging research describes a …

The isolated effect of age on the risk of COVID-19 severe outcomes: a systematic review with meta-analysis

KR Starke, D Reissig, G Petereit-Haack… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Increased age has been reported to be a factor for COVID-19 severe outcomes.
However, many studies do not consider the age dependency of comorbidities, which …

Causal relationship between physical activity, leisure sedentary behaviors and COVID-19 risk: a Mendelian randomization study

X Chen, X Hong, W Gao, S Luo, J Cai, G Liu… - Journal of translational …, 2022 - Springer
Background The 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) poses an enormous
threat to public health worldwide, and the ensuing management of social isolation has …

Individuals with obesity and COVID‐19: a global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships

BM Popkin, S Du, WD Green, MA Beck… - Obesity …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The linkage of individuals with obesity and COVID‐19 is controversial and lacks systematic
reviews. After a systematic search of the Chinese and English language literature on COVID …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of geographic differences in comorbidities and associated severity and mortality among individuals with COVID-19

B Thakur, P Dubey, J Benitez, JP Torres, S Reddy… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Several comorbidities have been shown to be associated with coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) related severity and mortality. However, considerable variation in the …

Case fatality rates for patients with COVID-19 requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. A meta-analysis

ZJ Lim, A Subramaniam, M Ponnapa Reddy… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Initial reports of case fatality rates (CFRs) among adults with coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) receiving invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) are highly variable. Objectives …