Browsing by Subject "obese patient"

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Leptin as a potential prognostic marker of the severity of COVID-19 infection in obese patients

Baltodano-Calle, Maria J.; Polo-Vasquez, Jhoanna S.; Romani-Pozo, Alina; Gutarra-Saldana, Diego; Guija-Poma, Emilio (Elsevier, 2022)

We read with great interest the article “Obesity as a risk factor for unfavorable outcomes in critically ill patients affected by COVID-19”, and we believe this is an important contribution toward understanding the ...
The shift of obesity burden by socioeconomic status between 1998 and 2017 in Latin America and the Caribbean: a cross-sectional series study.

Jiwani, Safia S.; Carrillo Larco, Rodrigo Martín; Hernandez-Vasquez, Akram; Barrientos-Gutierrez, Tonatiuh; Basto-Abreu, Ana; Gutierrez, Laura; Irazola, Vilma; Nieto-Martinez, Ramfis; Nunes, Bruno P.; Parra, Diana C.; Miranda, J. Jaime (Elsevier, 2019)

BACKGROUND: The burden of obesity differs by socioeconomic status. We aimed to characterise the prevalence of obesity among adult men and women in Latin America and the Caribbean by socioeconomic measures and the shifting ...

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