BlackMamba824
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I think this is the thing. A lot of people don't realize they probably have pre-existing health conditions and only get diagnosed when they get put in the hospital, particularly younger ones.America is very fat. 70% over age 20 are overweight or obese. 36% are obese. That increases risk of high blood pressure and diabetes. How many underlying conditions is that? Plus Asthma is very common.
Italians found
https://nypost.com/2020/03/18/over-99-of-coronavirus-patients-in-italy-who-died-had-other-illnesses/
The new research from the National Institutes of Health released Tuesday evaluated 355 of the country’s fatalities and found that only three patients had no prior medical conditions.
Nearly half the COVID-19 victims suffered from at least one of the following conditions: high blood pressure, diabetes or heart disease.
More than 75% reported high blood pressure, while 35% had diabetes and 33% had heart disease, according to the study.
The average age of the victims was 79.5, and the number of deaths in the country surpassed 2,500 this week.
then we got...
More than 100 million Americans have high blood pressure, AHA says
heart.org/en/news/2018/05/01/more-than-100-million-americans-have-high-blood-
pressure-aha-says
More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to a new CDC report
CDC Press Releases
Nearly Half of Americans Have Some Form of Heart Disease
Nearly Half of Americans Have Some Form of Heart Disease