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Old 08-16-2021, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 View Post
Your statistic was overweight or obese at 78%. Obesity is 42% but there is some percentage of the population that contributes to the overweight category. If the combined overweight or obese percentage of the US is in the 70s then your statistic looks more like a random sampling than a significant indicator.

Unfortunately, I have forgotten the equations for determining statistical significance.
According to the CDC: “Having obesity may triple the risk of hospitalization due to a COVID-19 infection“