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>>> Several comorbidities were significantly less frequent in the HCQ group, including cardiovascular diseases, arterial hypertension, chronic renal disease, ne
by Khelavaster 6y ago
>>> Several comorbidities were significantly less frequent in the HCQ group, including cardiovascular diseases, arterial hypertension, chronic renal disease, neurological and cognitive disorders, solid cancer, obesity as well as the proportion of active smokers.
>IOW, doctors gave HCQ to healthier people,
Literally the sentence after the one you quoted contradicts clarifies, though:
>> On the other hand, at admission, patients in the HCQ group appeared to be sicker as reflected by the higher frequency of radiological pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome, ICU transfer within the 24h after admission and invasive ventilation support as well as the higher frequency of elevated LDH and CRP levels.
- tlb 6y agoI wouldn't call that a contradiction or clarification. It's yet another confound and there's no reason to believe it cancels out the other ones. In this case, people arriving sicker at the hospital with a given disease is not necessarily an indication of the likelihood of death with no treatment. For instance, robust young people may wait until they are extremely sick before heading to the hospital, while old or immunocompromised people may go at the first sign of illness. In that case, you would expect death rate to be negatively correlated with how sick people are when they arrive at the hospital.