• Atencion primaria · Aug 2020

    [Obesity as a risk factor in COVID-19: Possible mechanisms and implications].

    • Dafina Petrova, Elena Salamanca-Fernández, Miguel Rodríguez Barranco, Pilar Navarro Pérez, José Juan Jiménez Moleón, and Maria-José Sánchez.
    • Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública (EASP), Granada, España; Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (ibs.GRANADA), Granada, España; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, España.
    • Aten Primaria. 2020 Aug 1; 52 (7): 496-500.

    AbstractRecent 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.Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

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