2 ms·
>India, with 41 million obese people, ranks third after the US and China in having the highest number of overweight people in the world, says a study. Young, t
by StanislavPetrov 5y ago
>India, with 41 million obese people, ranks third after the US and China in having the highest number of overweight people in the world, says a study.
Young, thin people have an extremely low covid mortality rate. Young, obese people have a much higher morality rate.
>In a study of COVID-19 cases in patients aged 18 years and younger, having obesity was associated with a 3.07 times higher risk of hospitalization and a 1.42 times higher risk of severe illness (intensive care unit admission, invasive mechanical ventilation, or death) when hospitalized.
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/obesity-and-covid-19.html https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/obesity-and-covid-19.html
Look at a map that shows age and obesity, then overlay that map with the severity of Covid outcomes and you will see a very close correlation.
- sharken 5y agoSo given the facts about obesity in India (high) vs. obesity in Africa (low) and the median age, I'd say that there is no mystery. Three risk factors for Corona are Obesity, other comorbidities and age, the rest of the factors are pretty much insignificant. The best way to protect yourself is the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, which is what people in any of the three groups should do.
- maxwell 5y agoThanks for the info. Not seeing any mention of obesity in the article unfortunately.