Individuals with obesity and COVID‐19: A global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships

The linkage of individuals with obesity and COVID-19 is controversial and lacks systematic reviews. After a systematic search of the Chinese and English language literature on COVID-19, 75 studies were used to conduct a series of meta-analyses on the relationship of individuals with obesity-COVID-19 over the full spectrum from risk to mortality. A systematic review of the mechanistic pathways for COVID-19 and individuals with obesity is presented. Pooled analysis show individuals with obesity were more at risk for COVID-19 positive, >46.0% higher (OR = 1.46; 95% CI, 1.30-1.65; p

• WB
  World Bank Group
• BP
  Bloomberg Philanthropies
• CP
  Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Awards: P2C HD050924, HD050924, CPC P2C HD050924