| Literature DB >> 32586628 |
Dafina Petrova1, Elena Salamanca-Fernández1, Miguel Rodríguez Barranco1, Pilar Navarro Pérez2, José Juan Jiménez Moleón3, Maria-José Sánchez4.
Abstract
Recent reports suggest that obesity is a risk factor for more severe coronavirus disease. This article summarizes the available scientific evidence on the role of obesity in COVID-19. We focus on implications for younger patients and the proposed biological mechanisms that could explain both the higher risk observed and the possible higher contagiousness of people with obesity. We consider implications of the pandemic for people with obesity in relation to: difficulties in managing hospitalized patients, implications of confinement for the control and treatment of obesity, and the stigma people with obesity suffer, that could increase should the relationship between obesity and COVID-19 be confirmed. Understanding the role of obesity in COVID-19 should be a public health priority, given the high prevalence of this condition in our country.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; Obesidad; Obesity; Overweight; Pandemia; Pandemic; SARS-CoV-2; Sobrepeso
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32586628 PMCID: PMC7247450 DOI: 10.1016/j.aprim.2020.05.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Aten Primaria ISSN: 0212-6567 Impact factor: 1.137