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Obesity amplifies risk of Covid-19 regardless of age, sex, ethnicity: Study
Publicado em 15 de outubro de 2020
Obese people’s susceptibility to coronavirus is exclusive of age, sex, ethnicity, co-morbidities, as per a study by Brazilian researchers published in the journal Obesity Research and Clinical Practice.
For the study, the researchers carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis of relevant data in the scientific literature focused on nine clinical studies. This included an examination of 6,577 Covid-19 patients in five countries.
The authors noted that obesity is itself a factor [...]