Research Article

COVID-19 and Obesity: An Epidemiologic Analysis of the Brazilian Data

Table 2

Deaths by COVID-19 within preexisting diseases and age group.

Age (years)Χ2Cramer’s V
<60≥60Total

All deaths16130455416167114031.14<0.0010.4770
Obesity1124112022440.0070.9330.0018
Cardiovascular disease416719562237299993.29<0.0010.6490
Diabetes417514804189795958.31<0.0010.5603
Asthma4147781192111.154<0.0010.3054
Pneumopathy459262230811519.43<0.0010.7023
Neurological disease23558350107052094.64<0.0010.4423
Immunosuppression79813552153144.552<0.0010.2591
Chronic kidney disease97128633834935.15<0.0010.4939
Hypertension1694677884723048.6<0.0010.5999
Cancer56315922155491.342<0.0010.4775

Goodness-of-fit chi-square test. Cramer’s V > 0.1.