Dec 15, 2025, 2:39 PM🔗 The Metabolic Aftershock: COVID-19 and Metabolic Disease Risk Among U.S. Active-Duty Military Personnel
The median age for both those with and without COVID-19 infection was 26 years (interquartile range 22–33 years), with males comprising the majority of participants (81.1% male, 18.9% female). COVID-19 infection was associated with significantly increased hazards for incident hypertension (HTN), hyperlipidemia (HLD), metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
…highlighting important long-term metabolic consequences in a young, healthy population.