Author: DeGiorgi, G.; Michalik, F.
Title: Obesity and COVID-19 Mortality: A Cross-Country Analysis Cord-id: gi531hln Document date: 2021_2_20
ID: gi531hln
Snippet: We highlight a robust correlation between COVID-19 mortality and obesity prevalence using available country level data on COVID-19 mortality as of August 10, 2020. Such association is robust to controlling for other potential comorbidity factors: diabetes, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases, further to a set of demographics, urban, and economic, and containment policies controls. We estimate that .6 log point increase in obesity prevalence, or 1 standard deviation, is associated with about
Document: We highlight a robust correlation between COVID-19 mortality and obesity prevalence using available country level data on COVID-19 mortality as of August 10, 2020. Such association is robust to controlling for other potential comorbidity factors: diabetes, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases, further to a set of demographics, urban, and economic, and containment policies controls. We estimate that .6 log point increase in obesity prevalence, or 1 standard deviation, is associated with about an extra .9 log point per 100,000 deaths (or 50% of a standard deviation, .5{sigma}).
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