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Re:SARS-CoV-2 infects human adipose tissue and elicits an in... by GLGirty on Friday December 10, 2021 @10:10AM (#29510758)
Maybe at levels of obesity where it affects mortality, the gender difference in fat composition is negligible?
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Re:SARS-CoV-2 infects human adipose tissue and elicits an in... by onlyrealcuzzo on Friday December 10, 2021 @10:35AM (#29511075)
> The age-adjusted prevalence of severe obesity among U.S. adults was 9.2% in 2017–2018. Women had a higher prevalence of severe obesity (11.5%) than men (6.9%). The prevalence was highest among adults aged 40–59 (11.5%), followed by adults aged 20–39 (9.1%) and adults aged 60 and over (5.8%).

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db360.htm

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