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Obesity and impaired metabolic health in patients with COVID-19

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Stefan, Norbert, Birkenfeld, Andreas L., Schulze, Matthias B., Ludwig, David S.·2020·Nature Reviews Endocrinology

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  • Obesity is linked with longer influenza A virus shedding and more severe forms of COVID-19 infections.

    “Obesity has also been linked with longer influenza A virus shedding (Maier et al., 2018) and more severe forms of COVID-19 infections (Stefan et al., 2020).”

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Authors
Stefan, N., Birkenfeld, A. L., Schulze, M. B., & Ludwig, D. S.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • King's College London (GB)
  • German Center for Diabetes Research (DE)
  • Boston Children's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Stefan, Norbert
Venue
Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Published
2020-04-23
Volume
16
Issue
7
Pages
341-342
ISSN
  • 1759-5029 (ISSN-L)
  • 1759-5037
OpenAlex
W3019371629
Cited by
626
References
11
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 84 · 2022: 98 · 2021: 220 · 2020: 177 · 2018: 2
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18.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Reviews Endocrinology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • Site cant be reached (submittedVersion)
  • PuSH - Publication Server of Helmholtz Zentrum München (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
Keywords
obesity, COVID-19 pandemic, metabolic health, body mass index, glucose, insulin, severe COVID-19 risk, metabolic parameters
MeSH terms
Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Humans, Obesity, Pneumonia, Viral, Risk Factors, Global Health, Incidence, Coronavirus Infections, Metabolic Syndrome, Pandemics

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