A study issued by the American University of Texas revealed the extent of a relationship between obesity and overweight and the risk of death from corona infection, as researchers led a comprehensive analysis process to reveal the associations between corona deaths and obesity using developed techniques to monitor the impact of weight on the body’s resistance to the virus, according to what was stated on the website Medical Express.
The researchers explained, based on research statistics, that when the proportion of people who are overweight in the adult population of one country is one percentage point higher than the proportion of overweight in the adult population of the second country, based on this study, it can be predicted that the death rate of the Corona virus will be 3.5 percentage points higher in the first country than it would be in the second.
The study indicated that excess body weight is associated with many comorbidities, which can lead to a very dangerous course and death caused by the Corona virus, since excess body weight can lead to a larger size and a longer duration of infection, it may also lead to a higher level of exposure. for the virus.
The study found that the Corona virus pandemic was more deadly in the adult population residing in parts of the world characterized by increased body weight, and the study believes that there is a strong link between Corona virus deaths and the percentage of overweight in nearly 5.5 billion adults residing in 154 countries.
The researchers pointed out that the complications resulting from obesity are life-threatening, because it makes people more vulnerable to heart disease, blood pressure and cancer as well, in addition to vascular diseases and diabetes.