Background Mortality rates of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) continue to rise across
the world. The impact of several risk factors on coronavirus mortality has been previously …

This paper has been withdrawn by the authors due to inadvertent errors (such as in the
calculation of odds ratio for age and naming patients groups in the plots) that unfortunately …

Influenza viruses are still a serious threat to human health. Cytokines are essential for cell-to-
cell communication and viral clearance in the immune system, but excessive cytokines can …

Abstract The disease (COVID-19) novel coronavirus pandemic has so far infected millions
resulting in the death of over a million people as of Oct 2020. More than 90% of those …

Mitochondria are central regulators of cellular metabolism, most known for their role in
energy production. They can be “enhanced” by physical activity (including exercise), which …

Abstract Background and Aims Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐
CoV‐2) associated acute liver injury (ALI) has been linked to poor outcomes in adults. Here …

Emerging data suggest an association between obesity and infectious diseases. Although
the mechanisms underlying this link are not well established, a number of potential factors …

Conflicting results have been obtained through meta-analyses for the role of obesity as a
risk factor for adverse outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) …

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) appears to have higher
pathogenicity among patients with obesity. Obesity, termed as body mass index greater than …

In December 2019, a novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2 was first detected in Wuhan,
China, causing outbreaks of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 that has now spread …