RT Journal Article
T1 La obesidad como factor de riesgo en personas con COVID-19: posibles mecanismos e implicaciones.
T2 Obesity as a risk factor in COVID-19: Possible mechanisms and implications
A1 Petrova, Dafina
A1 Salamanca-Fernandez, Elena
A1 Rodriguez Barranco, Miguel
A1 Navarro Perez, Pilar
A1 Jimenez Moleon, Jose Juan
A1 Sanchez-Perez, Maria-Jose
K1 COVID-19
K1 Obesidad
K1 Obesity
K1 Overweight
K1 Pandemia
K1 Pandemic
K1 SARS-CoV-2
K1 Sobrepeso
AB Recent reports suggest that obesity is a risk factor for more severe coronavirus disease. This article summarizes the available scientific evidence on the role of obesity in COVID-19. We focus on implications for younger patients and the proposed biological mechanisms that could explain both the higher risk observed and the possible higher contagiousness of people with obesity. We consider implications of the pandemic for people with obesity in relation to: difficulties in managing hospitalized patients, implications of confinement for the control and treatment of obesity, and the stigma people with obesity suffer, that could increase should the relationship between obesity and COVID-19 be confirmed. Understanding the role of obesity in COVID-19 should be a public health priority, given the high prevalence of this condition in our country.
PB Elsevier Doyma
YR 2020
FD 2020-05-18
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15828
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15828
LA es
LA en
NO Petrova D, Salamanca-Fernández E, Rodríguez Barranco M, Navarro Pérez P, Jiménez Moleón JJ, Sánchez MJ. La obesidad como factor de riesgo en personas con COVID-19: posibles mecanismos e implicaciones [Obesity as a risk factor in COVID-19: Possible mechanisms and implications]. Aten Primaria. 2020 Aug-Sep;52(7):496-500. Spanish.
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RD Apr 17, 2025