People with a certain BMI are more prone to deadly infections, study reveals

Obesity may be a contributing factor in more than 10% of infection-related deaths, a new study reveals.

The researchers analyzed medical data from nearly 550,000 adults in Finland and the U.K. over a 14-year period, finding that obese patients were 70% more likely to be hospitalized with or die from an infection. 

The Finnish patients averaged 42 years of age, while the average age of U.K. patients was 57. Obesity was defined by a BMI (body mass index) of 30 or above.

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