New data seen by ministers and government scientists shows the proportion of severely obese people in ICUs is twice the proportion in the general population.
, after emerging data from intensive care units suggested a stronger link than previously thought, BuzzFeed News can reveal.
Government experts on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies are studying whether obesity and severe obesity may lead to worse outcomes for patients than anticipated, multiple sources familiar with the group’s work said. Data and studies from the UK, the US, China and other European nations have shown there is a strong association between obesity and the coronavirus, sources familiar with the British government’s scientists thinking said, but they warned that it was too early to say if there was a causal link with obesity itself, or a correlation that could be explained by other co-morbidities.
The UK is currently projected to have the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe, amid criticism of the government over whether it was too slow to enforce social distancing and lockdown measures. In a sample of ICU patients studied in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 7% had a BMI of over 40. Around 3% of the general population in England is severely obese.
Of those requiring advanced respiratory treatment, 39% were obese, compared to 25% who had a healthy weight. Of those needing basic respiratory support, 37% were obese. Again, 25% had a healthy weight.
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