Individuals with obesity and COVID‐19: a global perspective on the epidemiology and biological relationships

BM Popkin, S Du, WD Green, MA Beck… - Obesity …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The linkage of individuals with obesity and COVID‐19 is controversial and lacks systematic
reviews. After a systematic search of the Chinese and English language literature on COVID …

Obesity phenotypes, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases

ME Piché, A Tchernof, JP Després - Circulation research, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
This review addresses the interplay between obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and
cardiovascular diseases. It is proposed that obesity, generally defined by an excess of body …

The global burden of disease attributable to high body mass index in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: An analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study

H Dai, TA Alsalhe, N Chalghaf, M Riccò… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Obesity represents an urgent problem that needs to be properly addressed,
especially among children. Public and global health policy-and decision-makers need …

Waist circumference as a vital sign in clinical practice: a Consensus Statement from the IAS and ICCR Working Group on Visceral Obesity

R Ross, IJ Neeland, S Yamashita, I Shai… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Despite decades of unequivocal evidence that waist circumference provides both
independent and additive information to BMI for predicting morbidity and risk of death, this …

Global, regional and national burden of osteoarthritis 1990-2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

S Safiri, AA Kolahi, E Smith, C Hill… - Annals of the …, 2020 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To report the level and trends of prevalence, incidence and years lived with
disability (YLDs) for osteoarthritis (OA) in 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2017 by …

Changes in the global burden of chronic liver diseases from 2012 to 2017: the growing impact of NAFLD

JM Paik, P Golabi, Y Younossi, A Mishra… - Hepatology, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Conclusions Our findings indicate that LINC00665 is involved in the NF‐κB signaling
activation in HCC cells and that the inflammatory LINC00665/PKR/NF‐κB loop plays …

Obesity could shift severe COVID-19 disease to younger ages

DA Kass, P Duggal, O Cingolani - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 was first reported in China in late December, 2019, and has since evolved into …

Global burden and trends in premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer: a population-based study

E Heer, A Harper, N Escandor, H Sung… - The Lancet Global …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Breast cancer has distinct causes, prognoses, and outcomes and effects in
patients at premenopausal and postmenopausal ages. We sought to assess the global …

The global, regional, and national burden of cirrhosis by cause in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease …

SG Sepanlou, S Safiri, C Bisignano… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases (collectively referred to as cirrhosis in
this paper) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally, although the burden and …

Clinical practice guidelines for the perioperative nutrition, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of patients undergoing bariatric procedures–2019 update: cosponsored …

JI Mechanick, C Apovian, S Brethauer… - Surgery for Obesity and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective The development of these updated clinical practice guidelines (CPG) was
commissioned by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity …