Prevalence of obesity in the United States is ~40%.

In patients (n=265) with COVID-19 admitted to ICU at Johns Hopkins, University of Cincinnati, New York University, University of Washington, Florida Health, and University of Pennsylvania hospitals, 58% were male and the median BMI was 29.3.

There is an inverse correlation between age and BMI--younger individuals that were admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 were more likely to be obese than older individuals that were admitted to the hospital for COVID-19.

Severe obesity has been found to be related to ICU admission in COVID-19 patients in these study centers in the United States