Abstract

TENORIO-MUCHA, Janeth  and  HURTADO-ROCA, Yamilée. A review on obesity as a risk factor for mortality in COVID-19 disease. Acta méd. Peru [online]. 2020, vol.37, n.3, pp.324-329. ISSN 1728-5917.  http://dx.doi.org/10.35663/amp.2020.373.1197.

This review presents evidence available up to June 2020 dealing with the effects from obesity as a possible factor increasing mortality in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection. Quality for most of the studies was good according to the Newcastle Ottawa scale (7/9 or higher). Studies reported follow-up periods between February 6th up to May 17th, 2020. In patients with COVID-19, obesity was a risk factor for mortality. Obese persons should be treated as a high- risk population, and preventive measures against transmission of the aforementioned infection must be intensified, and specialized assistance must be given to confirmed COVID-19 cases.

Keywords : Coronavirus infections; Obesity; Mortality.

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