SynthesisFrontiers in endocrinology2020
Body Mass Index and Prognosis of COVID-19 Infection. A Systematic Review.
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- Effects of the pre-existing coronary heart disease on the prognosis of COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Recent Advance Analysis of Recovery in Hospitalized People with COVID-19: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Obesity augments the disease burden in COVID-19: Updated data from an umbrella review.Clinical obesity · 2022Pooled it
- The impact of behavioural risk factors on communicable diseases: a systematic review of reviews.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
- Characteristics and burden of acute COVID-19 and long-COVID: Demographic, physical, mental health, and economic perspectives.PloS one · 2024Article
- OBESITY AND OUTCOME AMONG PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR SARS-COV-2: A HOSPITAL-BASED STUDY IN INDONESIA.African journal of infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Body-mass index COVID-19 severity: A systematic review of systematic reviews.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Body mass index and its association with COVID-19 clinical outcomes: Findings from the Philippine CORONA study.Clinical nutrition ESPEN · 2022Article
- COVID-19 lockdown consequences on body mass index and perceived fragility related to physical activity: A worldwide cohort study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
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- Delayed Rise of Oral Fluid Antibodies, Elevated BMI, and Absence of Early Fever Correlate With Longer Time to SARS-CoV-2 RNA Clearance in a Longitudinally Sampled Cohort of COVID-19 Outpatients.Open forum infectious diseases · 2021Article
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- MCH-R1 Antagonist GPS18169, a Pseudopeptide, Is a Peripheral Anti-Obesity Agent in Mice.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Body mass index and severity/fatality from coronavirus disease 2019: A nationwide epidemiological study in Korea.PloS one · 2021Article
- A Clinical Monitoring Program of COVID-19 Outpatients: A Prospective Cohort Study.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2021Article
- [Risk factors for severity and mortality in adults testing positive for COVID-19 in the VI Health Area of Albacete].Enfermeria clinicaArticle
- Risk factors for severity and mortality in adults testing positive for COVID-19 in the VI Health Area of Albacete.Enfermeria clinicaArticle
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Abstract
A better understanding of the SARS-CoV-2 virus behavior and possible risk factors implicated in poor outcome has become an urgent need. We performed a systematic review in order to investigate a possible association between body weight and prognosis among patients diagnosed with COVID-19. We searched in Cochrane Library, EMBASE, MEDLINE, WHO-Global Literature on Coronavirus Disease, OpenGrey, and Medrxiv. We used the ROBINS-I tool or Cross-Sectional/Prevalence Study Quality tool from AHRQ, to evaluate the methodological quality of included studies. Nine studies (two prospective cohorts, four retrospective cohorts and three cross-sectional) were included and assessed the relationship between obesity and COVID-19 prognosis. Risk of bias of the included studies ranged from moderate to critical. Clinical and methodological heterogeneity among them precluded meta-analyses. Most of the included studies showed some degree of association to: (a) higher BMI and worse clinical presentation and (b) obesity and need of hospitalization. The results were inconsistent about the impact of obesity on mortality. Based on limited methodological quality studies, obesity seems to predict poor clinical evolution in patients with COVID-19. Further studies with appropriate prospective design are needed to reduce the uncertainty on this evidence.
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