Singapore study finds overweight Asians three times as likely to need intensive care

The study of 91 Covid-19 patients under the age of 60 also found those with a BMI of 25 or higher were six times more likely to need supplemental oxygen. Asians are known to have higher disease risks at lower body mass index thresholds, the researchers said, possibly because of body fat distribution.

Read here (South China Morning Post, May 15, 2020)