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The problem is that the relationship between hypertension, antihypertensives, and Covid is going to be very nuanced and difficult to ascertain without large pat
by woeirua 6y ago
The problem is that the relationship between hypertension, antihypertensives, and Covid is going to be very nuanced and difficult to ascertain without large patient populations to study. One of the very unique aspects of the Covid pandemic is that the NPIs seem to be very effective at damping the spread, so much so that the pool of patients to study keeps moving from region to region every 60 days or so.
- DoofusOfDeath 6y agoWhat does "NPI" mean in this context?
- altcognito 6y agoNon-pharmaceutical interventions, such as distancing and mask wearing.
- r00fus 6y ago> so much so that the pool of patients to study keeps moving from region to region every 60 days or so. How does NPI/mask effectiveness impact the study moving regions?
- pas 6y ago(Not OP, not an expert either.) By the time you design a study, recruit a pool and wait for some of them to get covid, not enough get it for the study to have enough statistical power.