Pseudoscience: Sex differences in Covid-19 mortality vary across racial groups

The prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology is also a purveyor of junk science and phony ideologies! That the Journal of General Internal Medicine accepted this paper is puzzling at best! When the obsession with phony ideologies intrude on science!

Would it not be more likely or reasonable that e.g. the prevalence of obesity is the explaining factor than race?

"... One of the study’s findings is that Black women are up to four times more likely to die of Covid-19 than white men are. Additionally, Black men have the highest Covid-19 mortality rates of any group defined by both race and sex — up to six times higher than the rates among white men. These findings strongly suggest structural inequities in society ...
Marion Boulicault, a graduate student in the MIT Department of Lingustics and Philosophy, and [2nd] co-author of the study."

"Inequities in COVID-19 outcomes in the USA have been clearly documented for sex and race ... Unexplored, however, is how sex and race interact in COVID-19 outcomes. ..."

Study: Sex differences in Covid-19 mortality vary across racial groups | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Black women are more vulnerable than white men, illustrating how race and gender intersect to shape health outcomes.

Here is the link to the underlying research article:

Sex Disparities in COVID-19 Mortality Vary Across US Racial Groups (open access)