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World J Clin Cases. Jul 16, 2021; 9(20): 5358-5371
Published online Jul 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i20.5358
Obesity in people with diabetes in COVID-19 times: Important considerations and precautions to be taken
Adriano Alberti, Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol, Betine Pinto Moehlecke Iser, Eliane Traebert, Viviane Freiberger, Leticia Ventura, Gislaine Tezza Rezin, Bruna Becker da Silva, Fabiana Meneghetti Dallacosta, Leoberto Grigollo, Paula Dias, Gracielle Fin, Josiane Aparecida De Jesus, Fabiane Pertille, Carina Rossoni, Ben Hur Soares, Rudy José Nodari Júnior, Clarissa Martinelli Comim
Adriano Alberti, Viviane Freiberger, Leticia Ventura, Leoberto Grigollo, Paula Dias, Clarissa Martinelli Comim, Research Group in Neurodevelopment of Childhood and Adolescence, Laboratory of Experimental Neuroscience, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of South Santa Catarina (Unisul), Palhoça, 88137-270, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol, Betine Pinto Moehlecke Iser, Gislaine Tezza Rezin, Brazil Clinical Research Center, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina at Tubarão, Tubarão, 88704 -900, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Eliane Traebert, Bruna Becker da Silva, Postgraduate Programme in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina, Palhoça, 88137-270, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Fabiana Meneghetti Dallacosta, Josiane Aparecida De Jesus, Fabiane Pertille, Postgraduate Program in Biosciences and Health, University of the West of Santa Catarina, Joaçaba, 89600-000, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Gracielle Fin, Department of Physical Education, University of the West of Santa Catarina, Joaçaba, 89600-000, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Carina Rossoni, Environmental Health Institute of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon, Lisboa, 1649-029, Portugal
Ben Hur Soares, Health Science, University of Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, 99052-900, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Rudy José Nodari Júnior, Research department, Salus Dermatoglifia, Luzerna , 89609-000, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Author contributions: Alberti A conceived and designed the study; Schuelter Trevisol F, Iser BPM, Traebert E, Freiberger V, Ventura L, Rezin GT, Da Silva BB, Dalacosta F, Dias P, Jesus J, Pertile F, Rossoni C, and Hur Soares B researched the material to support and write the article; Nodari Júnior RJ and Comim CM reviewed the manuscript; All authors approved the final version of this manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.
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Corresponding author: Adriano Alberti, MSc, PhD, Professor, Research Group in Neurodevelopment of Childhood and Adolescence, Laboratory of Experimental Neuroscience, Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of South Santa Catarina (Unisul), Avenida José Acácio Moreira 787, Palhoça, 88137-270, Santa Catarina, Brazil. adrianoalberti90@hotmail.com
Received: January 20, 2021
Peer-review started: January 20, 2021
First decision: May 3, 2021
Revised: May 4, 2021
Accepted: June 4, 2021
Article in press: June 4, 2021
Published online: July 16, 2021
Abstract

At the end of 2019, a new disease with pandemic potential appeared in China. It was a novel coronavirus called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Later, in the first quarter of 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of this disease a pandemic. Elderly people, people with comorbidities, and health care professionals are more vulnerable to COVID-19. Obesity has been growing exponentially worldwide, affecting several age groups. It is a morbidity that is associated with genetic, epigenetic, environment factors and/or interaction between them. Obesity is associated with the development of several diseases including diabetes mellitus, mainly type 2. Diabetes affects a significant portion of the global population. Obesity and diabetes are among the main risk factors for the development of severe symptoms of COVID-19, and individuals with these conditions constitute a risk group. Based on a literature review on obesity in people with diabetes in the framework of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study presents updated important considerations and care to be taken with this population.

Keywords: Obesity, Diabetes, COVID-19, Population, World, Disease

Core Tip: This article addresses obesity in people with diabetes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) times, addressing the main points of the diseases and the interaction between them. Based on a literature review on obesity in people with diabetes in the framework of the COVID-19 pandemic, this study presents updated important considerations and care to be taken with this population.