letterDiabetes CareMay 14, 2020BRONZE OA

Obesity Is a Risk Factor for Greater COVID-19 Severity

FGFeng GaoKIKenneth I. ZhengXWXiaobo WangQSQingfeng SunKPKe-Hua Pan

Wenzhou Medical University · First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University · +10 more institutions

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Abstract

Figure 1-A: Prevalence of clinical subtypes of COVID-19 severity among infected patients with and without obesity. B: Association between increasing BMI

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  • Medicine
  • Obesity
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
  • Risk factor
  • Internal medicine
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