Association between obesity and clinical prognosis in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2

• Main Authors: Shao-Hang Cai (Author), Wei Liao (Author), Shu-Wei Chen (Author), Li-Li Liu (Author), Si-Yao Liu (Author), Zhi-Dan Zheng (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is well established that obesity is a disease of sustained low-grade inflammation. However, it is currently unknown if obesity plays a role in the clinical manifestations and prognosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infected patients. In this s...