New research has identified some common factors associated with severe cases of COVID-19 in African American people, including a high body mass index (BMI).
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A new study explores some underlying risk factors for severe COVID-19 among African Americans.
The research, published in the journal Obesity, focused on African American people because they are disproportionately affected by the disease, which results from infection with the new coronavirus.
