Visceral fat shows the strongest association with the need of intensive Care in Patients with COVID-19

Obesity was recently identified as a major risk factor for worse COVID-19 severity, especially among the young. The reason why its impact seems to be less pronounced in the elderly may be due to the concomitant presence of other comorbidities. However, all reports only focus on BMI, an indirect marker of body fat.AimTo explore the impact on COVID-19 severity of abdominal fat as a marker of body composition easily collected in patients undergoing a chest CT scan.

Source: Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental - July 22, 2020 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Mikiko Watanabe, Damiano Caruso, Dario Tuccinardi, Renata Risi, Marta Zerunian, Michela Polici, Francesco Pucciarelli, Mariarita Tarallo, Lidia Strigari, Silvia Manfrini, Stefania Mariani, Sabrina Basciani, Carla Lubrano, Andrea Laghi, Lucio Gnessi Source Type: research