Association of Obesity With More Critical Illness in COVID-19

doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.06.046

Review

. 2020 Sep;95(9):2040-2042.

doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.06.046. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Association of Obesity With More Critical Illness in COVID-19

Abhishek Sharma¹, Akash Garg², Amit Rout³, Carl J Lavie⁴

Affiliations

¹ Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, WI; Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Technology, Brooklyn, NY.
² Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ; Cardiovascular Institute, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
³ Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
⁴ John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute; Ochsner Clinical School-The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

PMID: 32861346
PMCID: PMC7330549
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.06.046

Review

Association of Obesity With More Critical Illness in COVID-19

Abhishek Sharma et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;95(9):2040-2042.

doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.06.046. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Authors

Abhishek Sharma¹, Akash Garg², Amit Rout³, Carl J Lavie⁴

Affiliations

¹ Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, WI; Institute of Cardiovascular Research and Technology, Brooklyn, NY.
² Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ; Cardiovascular Institute, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ.
³ Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, MD.
⁴ John Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute; Ochsner Clinical School-The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.

PMID: 32861346
PMCID: PMC7330549
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.06.046

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Forest plot comparing the odds of critical illness between obese (body mass index >30 kg/m²) vs nonobese (body mass index <30 kg/m²) patients hospitalized with coronavirus disease 19 infection. M-H = Mantel-Haenszel test.

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1. Lavie C.J., Laddu D., Arena R., Ortega F.B., Alpert M.A., Kushner R.F. Healthy weight and obesity prevention: JACC Health Promotion Series. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;72(13):1506–1531. - PubMed
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1. Qingxian C., Chen F., Fang L. Obesity and COVID-19 severity in a designated hospital in Shenzhen, China. SSRN website. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3556658 Published April 13, 2020. Accessed May 1, 2020. - PubMed
1. Simonnet A., Chetboun M., Poissy J., LICORN and the Lille COVID-19 and Obesity Study Group High prevalence of obesity in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2020;28(7):1195–1199. - PMC - PubMed

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[1] Sanchis-Gomar F., Lavie C.J., Mehra M.R., Henry B.M., Lippi G. Obesity and outcomes in COVID-19: when an epidemic and pandemic collide. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020;95(7):1445–1453. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Sanchis-Gomar F., Lavie C.J., Mehra M.R., Henry B.M., Lippi G. Obesity and outcomes in COVID-19: when an epidemic and pandemic collide. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020;95(7):1445–1453. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Lavie C.J., Laddu D., Arena R., Ortega F.B., Alpert M.A., Kushner R.F. Healthy weight and obesity prevention: JACC Health Promotion Series. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;72(13):1506–1531. - PubMed

[4] Lavie C.J., Laddu D., Arena R., Ortega F.B., Alpert M.A., Kushner R.F. Healthy weight and obesity prevention: JACC Health Promotion Series. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;72(13):1506–1531. - PubMed

[5] Kalligeros M., Shehadeh F., Mylona E.K. Association of obesity with disease severity among patients with coronavirus 2019. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2020;28(7):1200–1204. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Kalligeros M., Shehadeh F., Mylona E.K. Association of obesity with disease severity among patients with coronavirus 2019. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2020;28(7):1200–1204. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Qingxian C., Chen F., Fang L. Obesity and COVID-19 severity in a designated hospital in Shenzhen, China. SSRN website. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3556658 Published April 13, 2020. Accessed May 1, 2020. - PubMed

[8] Qingxian C., Chen F., Fang L. Obesity and COVID-19 severity in a designated hospital in Shenzhen, China. SSRN website. https://ssrn.com/abstract=3556658 Published April 13, 2020. Accessed May 1, 2020. - PubMed

[9] Simonnet A., Chetboun M., Poissy J., LICORN and the Lille COVID-19 and Obesity Study Group High prevalence of obesity in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2020;28(7):1195–1199. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Simonnet A., Chetboun M., Poissy J., LICORN and the Lille COVID-19 and Obesity Study Group High prevalence of obesity in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2020;28(7):1195–1199. - PMC - PubMed

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