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 …

The prognostic value of comorbidity for the severity of COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis study

M Fathi, K Vakili, F Sayehmiri, A Mohamadkhani… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background and objectives With the increase in the number of COVID-19 infections, the
global health apparatus is facing insufficient resources. The main objective of the current …

Greater risk of severe COVID-19 in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic populations is not explained by cardiometabolic, socioeconomic or behavioural factors, or by 25 …

Z Raisi-Estabragh, C McCracken… - Journal of Public …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background We examined whether the greater severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) amongst men and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals is explained by …

[HTML][HTML] Lack of association of antihypertensive drugs with the risk and severity of COVID-19: a meta-analysis

L Ren, S Yu, W Xu, JL Overton, N Chiamvimonvat… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The association of antihypertensive drugs with the risk and severity of COVID-
19 remains unknown. Methods and Results We systematically searched PubMed …

Spatiotemporal ecological study of COVID-19 mortality in the city of São Paulo, Brazil: shifting of the high mortality risk from areas with the best to those with the worst …

PMM Bermudi, C Lorenz, BS de Aguiar… - Travel medicine and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Currently, Brazil is experiencing one of the fastest increasing
coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mortality rates worldwide, with a minimum of 158,000 …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive disorders associated with hospitalization of COVID-19: Results from an observational cohort study

J Zhou, C Liu, Y Sun, W Huang, K Ye - Brain, behavior, and immunity, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Our understanding of risk factors for COVID‑19, including pre-existing medical
conditions and genetic variations, is limited. To what extent the pre-existing clinical condition …

[HTML][HTML] Male predisposition to severe COVID-19: Review of evidence and potential therapeutic prospects

DO Acheampong, IK Barffour, A Boye… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The severe form of COVID-19 has significant sex disparities, with high fatalities commonly
reported among males than females. The incidence of COVID-19 has also been higher in …

Host genetic diversity and genetic variations of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 pathogenesis and the effectiveness of vaccination

M Delshad, MJ Sanaei… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), responsible for the
outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has shown a vast range of clinical …

COVID19 in South Asians/Asian Indians: Heterogeneity of data and implications for pathophysiology and research

R Gupta, A Misra - Diabetes research and clinical practice, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite a large population and limited health infrastructure, the incidence and mortality of
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been lower in South Asia than many regions …

The effect of prior angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and angiotensin receptor blocker treatment on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) susceptibility and …

J Xu, Y Teng, L Shang, X Gu, G Fan… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
There have been arguments on whether angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI)
and angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) treatment alters the risk of coronavirus disease …