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Predicting Mortality Due to SARS-CoV-2: A Mechanistic Score Relating Obesity and Diabetes to COVID-19 Outcomes in Mexico
Author(s) -
Omar Yaxmehen BelloChavolla,
Jessica Paola Bahena-López,
Neftalí Eduardo Antonio-Villa,
Arsenio VargasVázquez,
Armando González-Díaz,
Alejandro MárquezSalinas,
Carlos A. FermínMartínez,
J. Jesús Naveja,
Carlos A. AguilarSalinas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/clinem/dgaa346
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , obesity , immunosuppression , epidemiology , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , endocrinology
The SARS-CoV-2 outbreak poses a challenge to health care systems due to its high complication rates in patients with cardiometabolic diseases. Here, we identify risk factors and propose a clinical score to predict COVID-19 lethality, including specific factors for diabetes and obesity, and its role in improving risk prediction.

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