Obesity as a Risk Factor Against COVID-19

Rosa Elvira Minchala Urgilés; Anabel Estefanía Arce Prieto; Andrés Alexis Ramírez Coronel; Lilia Romero Sacoto; Fanny González León; María De Los Ángeles Estrella-González; Pedro Carlos Martínez-Suárez

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Obesity as a Risk Factor Against COVID-19

Rosa Elvira Minchala Urgilés, Anabel Estefanía Arce Prieto, Andrés Alexis Ramírez Coronel, Lilia Romero Sacoto, Fanny González León, María De Los Ángeles Estrella-González, Pedro Carlos Martínez-Suárez

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In late 2019, in Wuhan City, China, SARS-CoV2 was identified as the cause of an outbreak of acute respiratory illness called COVID-19 representing its most frequent lethal complication. Objective: To analyze, by means of a literature review, obesity as a risk factor for COVID-19. Methodology: A systematic review of the literature was carried out in scientific databases such as: Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS); Virtual Health Library (VHL): Wiley Online Library and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Scielo, Scopus. The search terms included the study variables. Results: According to the analysis of 51 articles, it was determined that obese, male and elderly patients are the profile most prone to present respiratory system failures associated with COVID-19. Their pictures are aggravated by immunological and hormonal physiopathology typical of obesity; in addition, comorbidity in which there is diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and obstructive pulmonary disease aggravates the picture of COVID-19 in obese patients. Conclusions: The presence of obesity is indeed a risk factor against COVID-19 infection, since it increases the possibility of suffering severe respiratory conditions.

Published in	Science Journal of Clinical Medicine (Volume 10, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.sjcm.20211002.13
Page(s)	30-37
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COVID-19, Obesity, Risk Factors, Comorbidity

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Rosa Elvira Minchala Urgilés, Anabel Estefanía Arce Prieto, Andrés Alexis Ramírez Coronel, Lilia Romero Sacoto, Fanny González León, et al. Obesity as a Risk Factor Against COVID-19. Sci J Clin Med. 2021;10(2):30-37. doi: 10.11648/j.sjcm.20211002.13

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  abstract = {In late 2019, in Wuhan City, China, SARS-CoV2 was identified as the cause of an outbreak of acute respiratory illness called COVID-19 representing its most frequent lethal complication. Objective: To analyze, by means of a literature review, obesity as a risk factor for COVID-19. Methodology: A systematic review of the literature was carried out in scientific databases such as: Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS); Virtual Health Library (VHL): Wiley Online Library and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE), Scielo, Scopus. The search terms included the study variables. Results: According to the analysis of 51 articles, it was determined that obese, male and elderly patients are the profile most prone to present respiratory system failures associated with COVID-19. Their pictures are aggravated by immunological and hormonal physiopathology typical of obesity; in addition, comorbidity in which there is diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and obstructive pulmonary disease aggravates the picture of COVID-19 in obese patients. Conclusions: The presence of obesity is indeed a risk factor against COVID-19 infection, since it increases the possibility of suffering severe respiratory conditions.},
 year = {2021}
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Rosa Elvira Minchala Urgilés

Faculty of Nursing, Catholic University of Cuenca, Azogues, Ecuador
Anabel Estefanía Arce Prieto

Faculty of Nursing, Catholic University of Cuenca, Azogues, Ecuador
Andrés Alexis Ramírez Coronel

Faculty of Nursing, Catholic University of Cuenca, Azogues, Ecuador
Lilia Romero Sacoto

Faculty of Nursing, Catholic University of Cuenca, Azogues, Ecuador
Fanny González León

Faculty of Nursing, Catholic University of Cuenca, Azogues, Ecuador
María De Los Ángeles Estrella-González
Pedro Carlos Martínez-Suárez

Laboratory of Psychometry and Cognitive Neurosciences of the Center for Research, Innovation and Technology Transfer, Catholic University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador

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AU  - Anabel Estefanía Arce Prieto
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