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While obese people are at a higher risk of developing a more serious infection, there is no increased risk of death.
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While obesity can lead to a slew of ailments in one's body, a new study has found that COVID-19 patients who are overweight or obese are more likely to develop a more severe infection. This is in comparison to the patients of healthy weight, and overweight people suffering COVID-19 require oxygen and invasive mechanical ventilation more often.
The findings of the study were published in the journal 'Diabetes Care'. While obese people are at a higher risk of developing a more serious infection, there is no increased risk of death. These conclusions, for which more than 7,000 patients were studied, appear from international research in eleven countries, including the Netherlands (Radboud university medical center).