Can Obesity Prevalence Explain COVID-19 Indicators (Cases, Mortality, and Recovery)? A Comparative Study in OECD Countries

Figure 7

Mortality rate from COVID-19 vs. prevalence of overweight and obesity. The vertical axis measures the projected probability of mortality from COVID-19 based on the formula for each OECD country: . The horizontal axis measures the prevalence of overweight and obesity (, where ) in the population of 23 OECD countries based on measured height and weight. The figure is based on the following regression outcomes given in column (2).