A review on obesity as a risk factor for mortality in COVID-19 disease

Tenorio-Mucha J.; Hurtado-Roca Y. · Acta Medica Peruana (2020) · DOI: 10.35663/amp.2020.373.1197

Resumen

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.