COVID-19 and Obesity: a rapid systematic review

Authors

  • Fellipe Leonardo Torres Dias Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU
  • Veronica Perius de Brito Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU
  • Stefan Vilges de Oliveira Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51723/ccs.v31iSuppl%201.739

Keywords:

Coronavirus Infections, Obesity, Comorbidity

Abstract

Objective: elucidate the relationship between obesity and the serious or fatal clinical evolution of COVID-19 and list the main pathophysiological mechanisms possibly involved in this process. Methods: rapid systematic review. A search was carried out in the SciELO, PubMed, Lilacs, Web of Science and Scopus (Elsevier) databases, using the descriptors "Obesity", "Obesity" and "COVID-19", of studies in 2020, including 12 articles. Results: it was observed that there is a relationship between obesity and the severity and lethality of COVID-19, a fact associated with respiratory and inflammatory dysfunction, inherent to the pathophysiology of obesity.

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Author Biographies

Fellipe Leonardo Torres Dias, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU

Discente da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

 

Veronica Perius de Brito, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU

Discente da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

 

 

Stefan Vilges de Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU

Docente do Departamento de Saúde Coletiva da Faculdade de Medicina,  Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brasil.

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Published

2020-11-13

How to Cite

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Dias FLT, Brito VP de, Vilges de Oliveira S. COVID-19 and Obesity: a rapid systematic review. Com. Ciências Saúde [Internet]. 2020 Nov. 13 [cited 2024 Jul. 3];31(Suppl1):230-46. Available from: https://revistaccs.escs.edu.br/index.php/comunicacaoemcienciasdasaude/article/view/739

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Fast Track : COVID-19