In fact, there is a so-called J-shaped relationship.
That is, the beginning of the letter J is a little tail sticking up. These are people with very low body weight. Dystrophies. They are taken to intensive care in accordance with the principle "while the fat dries, the thin one dies."
Then comes the lower semicircular part of the letter J. These are people with normal weight, who go to intensive care less often than everyone else.
The last part of the letter J is the continuous growth of transfers to intensive care units and deaths from covid in overweight people. There, everything deteriorates to infinity and without a gap. That is, the higher the weight, the worse it will be for its owner.
The worst thing is for people with a body mass index of more than 40 kilograms per square meter.
Remember the BMI calculation? This is the weight in kilograms divided by the height in meters squared.
So with a body mass index above 40, it is better to stay away from places where sick people wander.
Explanations
Firstly, adipose tissue releases a lot of inflammatory substances, which then provoke all kinds of cytokine storms and all that.
Secondly, obese people often have diabetes and high blood pressure, which are very often denied by the heart.
Thirdly, adipose tissue is able to activate the coagulation system in our blood. From this, the famous covid thrombosis occurs.
Fourth, belly fat literally mechanically interferes with breathing. He presses on the diaphragm.
All these unpleasant things are usually written about people under the age of 65. Among them, this J-shaped relationship is very clearly visible.
But for those who are older, such dependence was not clearly identified. Elderly people are guaranteed to end up in intensive care more often only if the body mass index is completely outrageous.
I don't think being fat in old age is good for your health. It seems to me that various chronic ailments are more likely to interfere there and it will be more difficult to predict something.
