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cord-307622-r23eebet	Kass, David A	Obesity could shift severe COVID-19 disease to younger ages	2020-05-04		.txt	text/plain	636	50	60	Obesity could shift severe COVID-19 disease to younger ages C o r o n a v i r u s d i s e a s e 2 0 1 9 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was first reported in China in late December, 2019, and has since evolved into a global pandemic. However, as the pandemic hit the Johns Hopkins Hospital in late March, 2020, younger patients began to be admitted to our ICU, many of whom were also obese. With use of least squares univariate and multivariate linear regression, we examined the correlation between body-mass index (BMI) and age in patients with COVID-19 admitted to ICU at university hospitals at Johns Hopkins, University of Cincinnati, New York University, University of Washington, Florida Health, and University of Pennsylvania (appendix). Public messaging to younger adults, reducing the threshold for virus testing in obese individuals, and maintaining greater vigilance for this at-risk population should reduce the prevalence of severe COVID-19 disease.	./cache/cord-307622-r23eebet.txt	./txt/cord-307622-r23eebet.txt