Obesity linked to serious coronavirus illness

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Earlier studies from South Korea and China showed that the COVID-19 fatality rate increased significantly for older patients and those with pre-existing conditions. Recent studies from the U.S., the U.K. and France show that obesity is a risk factor, and that the virus infects and causes deaths more among the poorer sections of society.

A study of 3,615 COVID-19 patients who visited an academic hospital in New York shows that obesity increased the risk of severity even among relatively younger patients. For instance, patients who were highly obese (BMI >34 kg/m2) and were aged less than 60 years were 3.6 times more likely to be admitted to ICU compared to patients in the same age group who had a BMI lesser than 30.

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