Diabetes, Obesity, Physical inactivity and COVID-19 confirmed cases, deaths correlations across the United States

Authors

  • Wenzhong Liu Bellevue High School
  • Kaiyang Liu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v11i4.3504

Keywords:

COVID-19, Correlation, Diabetes, Obesity, Physical Inactivity, county

Abstract

People with certain medical conditions are more likely to get very sick when infected by COVID-19.  We examined the correlation between COVID-19 cases, deaths and three common medical conditions including diabetes, obesity, and physical inactivity at county level. We discovered that there are indeed significant, weak to moderate positive correlations between those three common medical conditions and COVID-19 cases and deaths. We strongly recommend maintaining a reasonable physical activity level to reduce the risk of getting very sick when infected by COVID-19.

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Published

11-30-2022

How to Cite

Liu, W., & Liu, K. (2022). Diabetes, Obesity, Physical inactivity and COVID-19 confirmed cases, deaths correlations across the United States. Journal of Student Research, 11(4). https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v11i4.3504

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 4 (2022)

Section

HS Research Articles

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