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Originally Posted by Bill14564
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.
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Not my statistic, the CDC calculated that one.
Covid: CDC study finds about 78% of people hospitalized were overweight or obese
The agency found the risk for hospitalizations, ICU admissions and deaths was lowest among individuals with BMIs under 25.
The risk of severe illness “sharply increased,” however, as BMIs rose, particularly among people 65 and older, the agency said.