COVID-19 Rise in Younger Adults with Obesity: Visceral Adiposity Can Predict the Risk

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2020 Oct;28(10):1795. doi: 10.1002/oby.22951. Epub 2020 Sep 2.

Authors

Gianluca Iacobellis¹, Alexis Elias Malavazos², Tanira Ferreira³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.
² Endocrinology Unit, Clinical Nutrition and Cardiovascular Prevention Service, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, San Donato Milanese, Milan, Italy.
³ Inpatient and Acute Care Services, University of Miami Hospital & Clinics, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA.

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MeSH terms

Adiposity*
Adult
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Humans
Obesity
Obesity, Abdominal*
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2