High prevalence of obesity in "severe" cases of covid-19

About 40% of the population in the United States is obese. Higher for blacks and Hispanics. No surprise that obesity leads to poor outcomes since it also tends to be associated with diabetes and hypertension.

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/oby.22831

Another obesity and covid-19 study published in the Lancet. Same findings as the one above.