Goodman et al. in a cross-sectional United States population demonstrated that men, hypertension, obesity, and age 20-39 years were associated with the highest mortality in hospitalized patients [14]. Zhang et al. from the Wuhan epicenter demonstrated that male sex, a severe COVID-19 condition, expectoration, muscle ache, and decreased albumin were independent risk factors for mortality [8]. The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is Obesity.