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Why is anyone interested in age independent of comorbidities? Yes - age and comorbidities are correlated. But wouldn't it be more helpful as an actionable gui
by mhb 7y ago
Why is anyone interested in age independent of comorbidities? Yes - age and comorbidities are correlated. But wouldn't it be more helpful as an actionable guide to have statistics for death rate vs. comorbidity rather than, or in addition to, age?
- jschwartzi 7y agoAge is probably an excellent proxy for comorbidities.
- kobe_bryant 7y agonot when obesity varies so much geographically
- mhb 7y agoYes but that's not very helpful for a healthy 60 year old.
- jesseschalken 7y agoMost likely lack of data. NYC has data with deaths vs comorbidity but I haven't seen it for anywhere else: https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/imm/covid-19-daily-data-summary-deaths-04042020-2.pdf https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/imm/covid-19-d...