Research by Chaim Sheba Medical Centre in Israel found that people who are overweight - with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 - are 22% more likely to contract the virus
"Furthermore, some of the comorbidities associated with obesity appear to either be associated with an increased risk of infection or to be protective."
People with diabetes were 30% more likely to test positive, while the likelihood was six times greater for those with high blood pressure. But the risk was reduced for those with a history of stroke , ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease .Also, research by the IRCCS Policlinico San Donato research hospital in Italy, has found that abdominal obesity is more important than general obesity in predicting the severity of chest X-ray results in coronavirus patients.
Some 59% of patients with abdominal obesity had a high score, whereas this was true for just 35% of those without abdominal obesity.
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