You will be presented with a citation segment from the section of a research paper. Classify the intent behind this citation by choosing from one of the following categories:

- Method: Cites the paper for its methodology or procedure.
- Background: Cites the paper to provide background information.
- Result: Cites the paper for its findings or results.

Your answer should be a single word from the following list of options: ["Method", "Background", "Result"]. Do not include any other text in your response.

Citation sentence:

It is known that obese individuals exhibit elevated levels of ROS and antioxidant defense impairment [12, 13], altered inflammatory response and immune cell function [14], have higher risk to develop sepsis and septic shock, as well as higher mortality rates than eutrophic individuals [15].
Background