Obesity and infectious diseases: pathophysiology and epidemiology of a double pandemic condition

The current pandemic due to widespread SARS-CoV-19 infection has again highlighted the role of obesity, whose global prevalence increased up to 13%, as a risk factor for both susceptibility to infections and the occurrence of a more severe disease course. To date, this association has not been suffi...

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Published in:	International Journal of Obesity Vol. 46; no. 3; pp. 449 - 465
Main Authors:	Pugliese, Gabriella, Liccardi, Alessia, Graziadio, Chiara, Barrea, Luigi, Muscogiuri, Giovanna, Colao, Annamaria
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Nature Publishing Group 01.03.2022
Subjects:	Adaptive immunity Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Antibiotics Antiinfectives and antibacterials Child Child, Preschool Cofactors Communicable Diseases - epidemiology Communicable Diseases - physiopathology Comorbidity COVID-19 Epidemiology Female Gastrointestinal surgery Humans Immune response Impairment Infant Infant, Newborn Infections Infectious diseases Male Middle Aged Obesity Obesity - epidemiology Obesity - physiopathology Orthopedics Pandemics Prevalence Public awareness Respiratory tract Respiratory tract diseases Risk analysis Risk factors SARS-CoV-2 Surgical site infections Urinary tract Viral diseases Vitamin D Vitamin D Deficiency Vitamin deficiency Wound healing Young Adult
ISSN:	0307-0565, 1476-5497, 1476-5497
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