COVID-19: Obese people at greater risk of severe complications, says study

A recent study conducted by an Italian University observed that obese people are at higher risk of becoming severely ill with coronavirus disease, that has been raging havoc across world for past seven months. According to study, people with obese body mass indexes are being mitted to intensive care unit at a much higher rate and ir chances of dying from disease are also higher than those with rmal BMIs. study was conducted by researchers from Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna in Italy and it was published in European Journal of Endocrilogy. 

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High-risk patients

As per study, a BMI of 40 is considered as 'high risk' in places such as United Kingdom and United States, but study has found that people with a BMI of 30 are also at greater risk of contracting severe coronavirus and eventually becoming dying from disease. study analyzed nearly 500 patients who were mitted with symptoms of coronavirus across Italy. study concluded that obese people need to be extra careful during current health crisis as y are at higher risk of COVID-19 severity and death. 

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"Of 482 patients, 104 (21.6%) h a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2. A logistic regression analysis, a BMI between 30 and 34.9 kg/m2 significantly increased risk of respiratory failure and mission to ICU. A significantly higher risk of death was observed in patients with a BMI ≥ of 35 kg/m2. Obesity is a strong, independent risk factor for respiratory failure, mission to ICU, and death among COVID-19 patients. Whereas a BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 identifies a population of patients at high risk for severe illness, a BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 dramatically increases risk of death," study said. 

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According to Johns Hopkins University, United States is currently worst affected country due to COVID-19 and coincidently country is also home to one of highest number of obese people in world. United States has recorded over 3.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases and at least 1,38,300 deaths as of July 16. Meanwhile, world has logged in 13.8 million infections and nearly 5,90,000 deaths. 

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