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Corona: obesity, diabetes and hypertension increase mortality

Advanced age, followed by male gender, is by far the largest risk for one severe COVID-19 disease A new study now provides evidence that what diseases the mortality especially in the case of a SARS-CoV-2 infection increase in younger people.

obesity (obesity), a disturbed blood sugar metabolism and high blood pressure increase the risk of dying from COVID-19 in young adults and middle-aged people to a level that is otherwise only observed in older people. This is shown by a current study now published in the journal “Frontiers in Medicine” has been published.

Effect of several pre-existing conditions investigated

Older people and especially men are at particularly high risk of becoming seriously ill and dying from COVID-19. This shows aJournal of Health Monitoring“ (Robert Koch Institute (RKI); PDF) published evaluation.

Also obesity and high blood sugar are considered potential risk factors for severe COVID-19 courses.

However, the effect that several previous illnesses in combination have on the course of an infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has not yet been sufficiently investigated in Germany.

To find out if overweight, diabetes and increased blood pressure, which influence the severity of COVID-19 disease and increase the associated mortality, researchers have evaluated data from a total of 3,163 patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection from the LEOSS European case registry.

According to a recent Message The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), the IDM (Institute for Diabetes Research and Metabolic Diseases at Helmholtz Munich at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen) and the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) were among those involved in the study.

Similar increased risk of death as older people

“It was shown that obesity, a disturbed blood sugar metabolism and high blood pressure have an additive effect on COVID-19-related mortality – especially in comparatively younger patients aged between 18 and 55 years.”, explains Professor Dr. medical Norbert Stefan, first author of the study.

The study also concluded that people in this age group with all three pre-existing conditions have a similar increased risk of death as older people (56-75 years) who were metabolically healthy and not obese.

“This finding has an immense impact on how we deal with the SARS-CoV-2 infection and the so-called widespread diseases, because so far many of those affected assumed that being younger largely protects against a serious infection with COVID-19”says Stephen.

Important role of obesity

According to the last author of the study, Professor Dr. medical Andreas Birkenfeld, medical director of the Medical Clinic IV of the University of Tübingen, head of the IDM and spokesman for the DZD, it is therefore particularly important to intensify the medical monitoring and treatment of younger COVID-19 sufferers. Especially if you are overweight, diabetic or hypertensive.

Stefan, Birkenfeld and colleagues pointed out these risks early on in the course of the corona pandemic, based on their many years of knowledge about the important role of obesity and a disturbed metabolic situation in the development of serious diseases. Their scientific findings were divided into two contributions in the journal “Nature Reviews Endocrinology“ published.

The German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) and the German Diabetes Society (DDG) see the current results as an incentive to continue to focus on prevention in the fight against non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity. (ad)