The mutual effects of COVID-19 and obesity

Ahmed M Abbas; Safaa K Fathy; Andro T Fawzy; Amera S Salem; Mario S Shawky

doi:10.1016/j.obmed.2020.100250

The mutual effects of COVID-19 and obesity

Obes Med. 2020 Sep:19:100250. doi: 10.1016/j.obmed.2020.100250. Epub 2020 May 6.

Authors

Ahmed M Abbas^{1

2}, Safaa K Fathy^{2

3}, Andro T Fawzy^{2

4}, Amera S Salem^{2

4}, Mario S Shawky^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.
² COvid-19 Research of Assiut UNiversity Association (CORAUNA) Group, Egypt.
³ House-officer, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.
⁴ Undergraduate student, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.

Abstract

•The rate of obesity was increased during this era of the COVID-19 epidemic.•Obesity is dangerous in COVID-19 patients.•Obesity is associated with other co-morbidities could affect the prognosis of COVID-19 patients.