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I wouldn't say it's lethal, at least not for everyone. The last report from Italy has stats on 2000 deaths. No deaths under age of 30 and only a few under 50, a
by tinyhouse 7y ago
I wouldn't say it's lethal, at least not for everyone. The last report from Italy has stats on 2000 deaths. No deaths under age of 30 and only a few under 50, all with pre-existing health conditions. Women's median age close to 84. Men's 80. And vast majority of deaths are people with multiple pre-existing health conditions.
- m_ke 7y ago42% of Americans are obese, this will hit us a lot harder than Europe.
- Exmoor 7y agoDo you have any data to indicate that obese young people are significantly more at risk of dying than healthier individuals?
- m_ke 7y agoWe already have a bunch of 50 year old diabetics who passed away in the states. https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-03/13/23/asset/477a38122bb4/sub-buzz-470-1584141544-1.png?crop=1280:599;0,0&downsize=900:*&output-format=auto&output-quality=auto https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2020-03/13/2... https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/health/coronavirus-midlife-conditions.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/health/coronavirus-midlif...
- rootusrootus 7y agoIt's not like obesity isn't a problem in Europe, too. 25% is lower than 42%, sure, but it's still a lot.
- m_ke 7y agoWe have way more morbidly obese people though http://ncdrisc.org/morbid-obesity-population-bubble.html http://ncdrisc.org/morbid-obesity-population-bubble.html
- maxden 7y agoIt could be because the application of medical care is skewed towards the young, such that they survive and those older or with less chance of surviving die. If you can reduce the demand on hospital services, then you might have enough resources to treat those high mortality cases, and under those circumstances they may survive.