Research Article
COVID-19 and Obesity: An Epidemiologic Analysis of the Brazilian Data
Table 1
Overview of the COVID-19-infected patients divided by sex, age group, and preexisting disease.
| | Alive | Death | Unknown | n | % | % valid cases | n | % | % valid cases | n | % | % valid cases |
| Sex | Female | 34729 | 44.67 | 44.68 | 25745 | 41.64 | 41.65 | 18837 | 43.68 | 43.7 | Male | 43001 | 55.31 | 55.32 | 36064 | 58.33 | 58.35 | 24272 | 56.28 | 56.3 | Missing values | 16 | 0.02 | — | 20 | 0.03 | — | 16 | 0.04 | — |
| Age | <60 | 50057 | 64.39 | 64.89 | 16135 | 26.1 | 26.15 | 24270 | 56.28 | 56.67 | ≥60 | 27080 | 34.83 | 35.11 | 45556 | 73.68 | 73.85 | 18559 | 43.04 | 43.33 | Missing values | 609 | 0.78 | — | 138 | 0.22 | — | 296 | 0.69 | — |
| Obesity | No | 21293 | 27.39 | 88.99 | 20623 | 33.35 | 90.19 | 12266 | 28.44 | 88.51 | Yes | 2634 | 3.39 | 11.01 | 2244 | 3.63 | 9.81 | 1592 | 3.69 | 11.49 | Missing values | 53819 | 69.22 | — | 38962 | 63.02 | — | 29267 | 67.87 | — |
| Cardiovascular disease | No | 12343 | 15.88 | 37.42 | 10230 | 16.55 | 30.1 | 6732 | 15.61 | 35.32 | Yes | 20642 | 26.55 | 62.58 | 23757 | 38.42 | 69.9 | 12327 | 28.58 | 64.68 | Missing values | 44761 | 57.57 | — | 27842 | 45.03 | — | 24066 | 55.81 | — |
| Diabetes | No | 14949 | 19.23 | 49.38 | 12754 | 20.63 | 40.17 | 8156 | 18.91 | 46.16 | Yes | 15326 | 19.71 | 50.62 | 19000 | 30.73 | 59.83 | 9514 | 22.06 | 53.84 | Missing values | 47471 | 61.06 | — | 30075 | 48.64 | — | 25455 | 59.03 | — |
| Asthma | No | 22173 | 28.52 | 90.58 | 22050 | 35.66 | 94.87 | 12901 | 29.92 | 92.07 | Yes | 2305 | 2.96 | 9.42 | 1192 | 1.93 | 5.13 | 1111 | 2.58 | 7.93 | Missing values | 53268 | 68.52 | — | 38587 | 62.41 | — | 29113 | 67.51 | — |
| Pneumopathy | No | 22524 | 28.97 | 92.28 | 20925 | 33.84 | 87.13 | 12821 | 29.73 | 91.4 | Yes | 1884 | 2.42 | 7.72 | 3090 | 5 | 12.87 | 1206 | 2.8 | 8.6 | Missing values | 53338 | 68.61 | — | 37814 | 61.16 | — | 29098 | 67.47 | — |
| Chronic neurological disease | No | 22670 | 29.16 | 92.71 | 20795 | 33.63 | 85.68 | 12867 | 29.84 | 91.27 | Yes | 1782 | 2.29 | 7.29 | 3476 | 5.62 | 14.32 | 1231 | 2.85 | 8.73 | Missing values | 53294 | 68.55 | — | 37558 | 60.74 | — | 29027 | 67.31 | — |
| Chronic kidney disease | No | 22301 | 28.68 | 92.03 | 20397 | 32.99 | 84.17 | 12570 | 29.15 | 89.46 | Yes | 1930 | 2.48 | 7.97 | 3836 | 6.2 | 15.83 | 1481 | 3.43 | 10.54 | Missing values | 53515 | 68.83 | — | 37596 | 60.81 | — | 29074 | 67.42 | — |
| Immunosuppression | No | 22406 | 28.82 | 92.56 | 21349 | 34.53 | 90.81 | 12820 | 29.73 | 92.08 | Yes | 1800 | 2.32 | 7.44 | 2161 | 3.5 | 9.19 | 1102 | 2.56 | 7.92 | Missing values | 53540 | 68.87 | — | 38319 | 61.98 | — | 29203 | 67.72 | — |
| Hypertension | Yes | 7694 | 9.9 | 100 | 8475 | 13.71 | 100 | 4227 | 9.8 | 100 | Missing values | 70052 | 90.1 | — | 53354 | 86.29 | — | 38898 | 90.2 | — |
| Cancer | Yes | 1155 | 1.49 | 100 | 2155 | 3.49 | 100 | 723 | 1.68 | 100 | Missing values | 76591 | 98.51 | — | 59674 | 96.51 | — | 42402 | 98.32 | — |
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