Respiratory and nonrespiratory COVID-19 complications in patients with obesity: recent developments.

TitleRespiratory and nonrespiratory COVID-19 complications in patients with obesity: recent developments.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2022
AuthorsLiu E, Lee H, Lui B, White RS, Samuels JD
JournalJ Comp Eff Res
Date Published2022 Jan 13
ISSN2042-6313
Abstract

This narrative review summarizes recent reports to provide an updated understanding of the multiorgan effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection in obese individuals. A PubMed search of 528 primary articles was performed, with inclusion based on novelty, relevance and redundancy. Obesity confers an increased risk for hospitalization, intensive care unit admission, severe pneumonia, intubation and acute kidney injury in COVID-19 patients. Obesity is also associated with higher levels of inflammatory and thrombotic markers. However, the associations between obesity and mortality or cardiac injury in COVID-19 patients remain unclear. Obesity is a risk factor for several respiratory and nonrespiratory COVID-19 complications. Future work is needed to further explore these relationships and optimize the management of obese COVID-19 patients.

DOI10.2217/cer-2021-0237
Alternate JournalJ Comp Eff Res
PubMed ID35023362