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According to the limited info in the article, high blood pressure counts (and accounts for 75% alone).
by knzhou 7y ago
According to the limited info in the article, high blood pressure counts (and accounts for 75% alone).
- onetimemanytime 7y agois high blood pressure usually a separate thing from other issues like heart issues, diabetes etc?
- nradov 7y agoMost people with high blood pressure also have some of those other comorbid conditions. But there are certainly cases of essential hypertension in otherwise healthy patients that have no clear cause.
- LorenPechtel 7y agoNo--it's saying that 75% of the dead had it, not that it was responsible for 75% of the deaths. High blood pressure is common in the elderly. I also seriously wonder if it's actually an issue at all, or if it's the drugs used to treat it that put you at higher risk. Properly controlled high blood pressure shouldn't weaken you--but one standard category of drugs is ACE inhibitors and Covid-19 exploits a related path.
- dvfjsdhgfv 7y agoMany people are asking the same question, also in the medical community. I wonder when we are going to see some data on this.