Course: More Severe Obesity Leads to More Severe COVID-19 in Study
CME Credits: 1.00
Released: 2021-04-27
The greatest risk of developing severe COVID-19 and being hospitalized with the disease or dying of it was in patients with the highest body mass index (BMI) scores, according to a CDC .
About 40% of US adults are obese, which some recent suggest puts them at greater risk of severe COVID-19 due to chronic inflammation, reduced immune response, or blunted treatment response.
Educational Objective
To identify the key insights or developments described in this article
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