Effect and Impact of Obesity on Outcome and Complications of COVID-19: A Narrative Review

Abstract

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARSCoV-2) that triggered a global pandemic back in 2019 and was primarily found to affect the respiratory system which continues its devastating effect across nations. Obesity is already a pre-existing modern-day complication, the root causes for which are largely attributed to the contemporary lifestyle. Many severe cases of COVID-19 in obese patients were reported globally which sparked many theories relating the two as some of their clinical manifestations are closely related. This review aims at providing the possible links between the two providing an idea based on which future research could be carried out since both these diseases tend to affect multiple organs, thus producing profound detrimental effects.