A meta-analysis of the association between obesity and COVID-19

Volume: 149
Published: Dec 22, 2020
Abstract
Owing to limited data, we conducted a meta-analysis to re-evaluate the relationship between obesity and coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19). Literature published between 1 January 2020 and 22 August 2020 was comprehensively analysed, and RevMan3.5 was used for data analysis. A total of 50 studies, including data on 18 260 378 patients, were available. Obesity was associated with a higher risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2...
Paper Details
Title
A meta-analysis of the association between obesity and COVID-19
Published Date
Dec 22, 2020
Volume
149
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