The Obesity Paradox in Infections and Implications for COVID-19

doi:10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.01.014

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. 2021 Mar;96(3):518-520.

doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.01.014. Epub 2021 Jan 26.

The Obesity Paradox in Infections and Implications for COVID-19

Carl J Lavie¹, Douglas B Coursin², Micah T Long³

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¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School-The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA. Electronic address: clavie@ochsner.org.
² Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.

PMID: 33673900
PMCID: PMC7835093
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.01.014

Editorial

The Obesity Paradox in Infections and Implications for COVID-19

Carl J Lavie et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;96(3):518-520.

doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.01.014. Epub 2021 Jan 26.

Authors

Carl J Lavie¹, Douglas B Coursin², Micah T Long³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ochsner Clinical School-The University of Queensland School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA. Electronic address: clavie@ochsner.org.
² Departments of Anesthesiology and Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.
³ Department of Anesthesiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI.

PMID: 33673900
PMCID: PMC7835093
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.01.014

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1. Hales C.M., Carroll M.D., Fryar C.D., Ogden C.L. Prevalence of obesity and severe obesity among adults: United States, 2017-2018. NCHS Data Brief. 2020;(360):1–8. - PubMed
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
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
1. Henriksson H., Henriksson P., Tynelius P. Cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, and obesity in adolescence and later chronic disability due to cardiovascular disease: a cohort study of 1 million men. Eur Heart J. 2020;41(15):1503–1510. - PMC - PubMed
1. Elagizi A., Carbone S., Lavie C.J., Mehra M.R., Ventura H.O. Implications of obesity across the heart failure continuum. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020;63(5):561–569. - PMC - PubMed

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[1] Hales C.M., Carroll M.D., Fryar C.D., Ogden C.L. Prevalence of obesity and severe obesity among adults: United States, 2017-2018. NCHS Data Brief. 2020;(360):1–8. - PubMed

[2] Hales C.M., Carroll M.D., Fryar C.D., Ogden C.L. Prevalence of obesity and severe obesity among adults: United States, 2017-2018. NCHS Data Brief. 2020;(360):1–8. - 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] 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

[6] 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

[7] Henriksson H., Henriksson P., Tynelius P. Cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, and obesity in adolescence and later chronic disability due to cardiovascular disease: a cohort study of 1 million men. Eur Heart J. 2020;41(15):1503–1510. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Henriksson H., Henriksson P., Tynelius P. Cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, and obesity in adolescence and later chronic disability due to cardiovascular disease: a cohort study of 1 million men. Eur Heart J. 2020;41(15):1503–1510. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Elagizi A., Carbone S., Lavie C.J., Mehra M.R., Ventura H.O. Implications of obesity across the heart failure continuum. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020;63(5):561–569. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Elagizi A., Carbone S., Lavie C.J., Mehra M.R., Ventura H.O. Implications of obesity across the heart failure continuum. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2020;63(5):561–569. - PMC - PubMed

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