id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-326798-5j8otrzs Guisado-Vasco, Pablo COVID-19 and metabolic syndrome: NF-kB activation. Crossroads 2020-08-28 .txt text/plain 523 32 45 Since the first clinical reports, age and presence of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and chronic lung disease, among other comorbidities, were identified as major risk factors of death among patients with COVID-19 [2-3] -including severe cases admitted to intensive care units [4] . Emerging data suggest that diabetes mellitus and obesity (BMI > 30) are common risk factors in COVID-19 patients, with a high prevalence rate that reaches nearly 21% [3] and 40%, respectively [6] . Recent research underscores this concept, reporting that obesity and diabetes mellitus are special risk factors for the progression of severe COVID-19 inflammatory lung response (7) . Obesity in patients younger than 60 years is a risk factor for COVID-19 hospital admission Risk factors associated with acute respiratory syndrome and death in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 Wuhan, China ./cache/cord-326798-5j8otrzs.txt ./txt/cord-326798-5j8otrzs.txt