Coronavirus and Obesity: Could Insulin Resistance Mediate the Severity of Covid-19 Infection?

Francis M Finucane^{1

2}, Colin Davenport^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ HRB Clinical Research Facility, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
² Bariatric Medicine Service, Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland.

Francis M Finucane et al. Front Public Health. 2020.

. 2020 May 12:8:184.

doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00184. eCollection 2020.

Francis M Finucane^{1

2}, Colin Davenport^{1

2}

¹ HRB Clinical Research Facility, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
² Bariatric Medicine Service, Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland.

No abstract available

Keywords: ACE2; COVID 19; coronavirus; insulin resistance; obesity.

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Commentary: Coronavirus and Obesity: Could Insulin Resistance Mediate the Severity of Covid-19 Infection?
Frisardi V. Frisardi V. Front Public Health. 2020 Jul 7;8:351. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00351. eCollection 2020. Front Public Health. 2020. PMID: 32733840 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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