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August 18, 2025BiomedicinesOpen Access

Obesity and COVID-19: Pathophysiological Insights and Pulmonary Complications in a Retrospective Cohort Study

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CDCristina Ștefania DumitruRPRaul PătrașcuAMAlexia Manole

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Overview

Retrospective cohort study found obesity increases severe COVID-19 risks and pulmonary complications in adults.

Key Points

  • Obese COVID-19 patients showed a higher severe disease rate at 31.7%, compared to 22.4% in non-obese patients.
  • The relative risk for severe COVID-19 in obese individuals was 1.41, indicating a significant increase in disease severity.
  • Assessment used a retrospective cohort approach with multivariate regression to identify disease predictors among hospitalized adults.
  • These findings suggest the need for obesity-based risk stratification to improve clinical management and interventions.

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Dumitru et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af2d89cf1dd9ea359e6103https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines13082009
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