Potential influences of obstructive sleep apnea and obesity on COVID-19 severity

J Clin Sleep Med. 2020 Sep 15;16(9):1645. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.8538.

Authors

David McSharry¹, Atul Malhotra²

Affiliations

¹ Acute Medicine and Pulmonary Department, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
² UC San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, California.

Abstract

McSharry D, Malhotra A. Potential influences of obstructive sleep apnea and obesity on COVID-19 severity. J Clin Sleep Med. 2020;16(9):1645.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Body Mass Index
COVID-19
Comorbidity
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Hypoxia / prevention & control
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity / diagnosis
Obesity / epidemiology*
Pandemics / prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
Risk Assessment
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / diagnosis
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / epidemiology*
Severity of Illness Index
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / diagnosis*
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / epidemiology*
Survival Analysis