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RODRIGUEZ, Humberto Guillermo Villarreal et al. Obesity as a risk factor for severity of COVID-19 infection. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2023, vol.6, n.17, pp.400-409.  Epub 08-Mayo-2023. ISSN 2664-3243.  https://doi.org/10.33996/revistavive.v6i17.233.

The new lifestyles forced by the pandemic have shown an increase in the incidence of overweight and obesity body mass index levels in the population, and these cases are more visible because they are related to serious cases of COVID-19 disease. Objective. To relate that overweight and obesity are risk factors and predictors of severity situations due to COVID-19 infection. Materials and methods. A descriptive correlational study was carried out. For this research, a population sample of 48 volunteer personnel was taken, mainly made up of students and some teachers belonging to the Faculty of Education of the Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión. These personnel were evaluated in two clinics located in different cities; the biometric information and blood test results were consulted with medical advisors. After one year, a second evaluation was carried out by means of a survey to gather information on the response of the immune system of the evaluated personnel to a COVID-19 infection, if applicable. A medical consultation was made regarding the results obtained on the correlation between obesity as a risk factor in the level of severity of COVID-19 disease. Results. It was determined that 13 people evaluated, corresponding to 27.08% of the total, were overweight and presented mild or severe symptoms caused by COVID-19. Conclusions. Therefore, this result shows that overweight people are prone to suffer from various diseases, this situation of their comorbidity, exposes them to high risk of reaching serious health situations due to COVID-19 infection.

Palabras clave : Body mass index; Overweight; Obesity; Obesity; COVID-19.

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