Abstract: Science Set Journal of Cardiology Research

Abstract:
Mortality and morbidity of COVID-19 disease remain higher than expected. The presence of advanced age, male sex, obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and chronic diseases was noteworthy in those who lost their lives in the COVID-19 pandemic that started in December 2019 worldwide. A pandemic caused by a known virus has emerged as a disease full of unknowns. It is known that obesity is one of the important risk factors for mortality and morbidity in patients with COVID-19. It is known that weight gain and obesity increase during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, it was planned to investigate the rates of weight gain and the frequency of obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic.