Obese people more likely to die from COVID-19: Study
Al Jazeera, 27 Aug 2020
A new study shows that obese people are more than twice as likely to be hospitalised with the new coronavirus and have a 48 per cent higher risk of death than non-obese people.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that those with a body mass index over 30 were at a greatly increased risk for hospitalisation (113 percent), more likely to be admitted to intensive care (74 percent) and had a higher risk of death (48 percent) from the virus.
Simon Clarke, an associate professor in cellular microbiology at the University of Reading, talks to Al Jazeera.
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Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that those with a body mass index over 30 were at a greatly increased risk for hospitalisation (113 percent), more likely to be admitted to intensive care (74 percent) and had a higher risk of death (48 percent) from the virus.
Simon Clarke, an associate professor in cellular microbiology at the University of Reading, talks to Al Jazeera.
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