SEP 8, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Obesity and COVID-19 severity independently shape adipokine dysregulation and immune cell remodeling
Frontiers in Immunology
A well-designed cross-sectional study dissecting independent and interactive effects of obesity and COVID-19 severity on immune mediators and cell populations, with rigorous statistical approach, but limited by lack of longitudinal follow-up, hard clinical outcomes, or external validation of biomarker utility.
Reported
Mild/Moderate severity stratumn=8
Severe severity stratumn=30
Critical severity stratumn=22