This is why I laugh at Americans who think we are somehow immune to this shyt to some degree compared to other countries not realizing our unique level of comorbidities. We are in a way worse shape than many European countries in this regard. We are fat as fukk
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Even Mild Obesity Linked to Severe COVID-19, Death, in Study
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KASHMIRA GANDER ON 7/16/20 AT 4:55 AM EDT
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Being even mildly obese could put a person at risk of developing severe COVID-19 and dying, according to a study.
In a paper published in the
European Journal of Endocrinology, researchers assessed data on 482 COVID-19 patients who were admitted to the Sant'Orsola Hospital in Bologna, a city in hard-hit northern Italy. The information was collected between March and April, during the peak of the outbreak in the area.
Just over a fifth of the patients had a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over, meaning they were obese. BMI is calculated by dividing one's weight by the square of their height. A person is deemed severely obese if they have a BMI of 40 or over.
In the study, 20 patients had a BMI of 35 or over. When the team carried out their analysis, 68 patients were still in hospital, so information on how they progressed was not included in the study.
