Serious Conditions in COVID-19 Accompanied With a Feature of Metabolic Syndrome

Abstract

At the time of this writing, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strain of coronavirus has reached pandemic levels, threatening human life and limiting activity worldwide. For the past several months, the clinical characteristics of patients who are likely to develop a serious condition or die from COVID-19 have been gradually revealed from the evidence accumulated by great efforts of frontline health professionals and investigators worldwide [1-3].