Table 1.

Frequency of obesity in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in various geographic regions.

Continent	Country	Total Patients, N	Obesity Frequency (%)	Reference
North America	United States	180	48.3	[17]
	Mexico	100	29	[20]
		51,633	20.7	[21]
		3844	17.4	[22]
South America	Chile	169	33	[23]
		47	44.7	[24]
		1141	25.07	[25]
	Brazil	1152	18.9	[26]
Asia	Japan	580	12.1	[27]
	China	1091	26.2	[28]
		297	13.47	[29]
Europe	France	124	46	[18]
	Italy	92	31.5	[30]
		482	21.6	[31]