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Higher Obesity Trends Among African Americans Are Associated with Increased
Mortality in Infected COVID-19 Patients Within the City of Detroit
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Asare S
; Sandio A
; Opara IN
; Riddle-Jones L
; Palla M
; Renny N
; Ayers E
SN Compr Clin Med
2020[]; 2
(8
): 1045-1047
PMID32838154
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As the city of Detroit raids itself of deaths by shifting from homicides,
COVID-19 infection continues to harrow the city with more deaths. From March 19
to May 15, more Detroiters died in 2 months than were killed in 2 years of city
homicides. African Americans or Blacks (highest-risk phenotypes) developing
COVID-19 infection are more likely to die disproportionately. The confluence of
diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and the higher prevalence of
obesity among Blacks have provided the needed environment for viruses like
COVID-19 to thrive and cause serious infections. The purpose of this study is to
connect mortality rates from COVID-19 infection to increasing obesity trends
among African Americans within the city of Detroit. Statistical analyses were
conducted using SPSS ver. 23. Results showed that the highest mortality rates
among African Americans occurred more in the obese individuals infected with
COVID-19 in the city of Detroit. Out of 1930 deaths from COVID-19 infections, 733
deaths were due to obesity alone in patients without reported comorbid conditions
like diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Mortality rate for both
male and female African Americans amounted to a total of 11.9%. Thirty-eight
percent of reported COVID-19-infected African Americans were obese.
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