Your coronavirus risk jumps if you have this, reveals the massive study
Everything comes down to four key factors.
Why do some people who are infected with coronaviruses suffer from serious symptoms, sometimes leading to death, while others do not suffer as much as a dry cough, fever, or shortness of breath? According to a great new study, conducted over a period of 2.5 months, involving more than 20,000 patients in the United Kingdom in 208 hospitals, published inThe BMJAll this comes down to four main risk factors.
Your age
The older you are, the more likely you are to become extremely sick with coronavirus. During the length of the study, researchers found that the risk of death increases in over 50 years, the median age of patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 being 73. The middle 50 percent (Interquartile) was 58-82. The median age of death at the hospital was 80. In addition, the duration of stay at the hospital increased with age.
Your sex
Men are more likely to have seriously ill with COVID-19 and, in turn, die. The study revealed that 60% of patients were men coronavirus. Another recent study published inBorders of public healthhave found that if men and women have the same prevalence in contracting the virus, men with COVID-19 are more at risk of less good results and death, regardless of age.
Your underlying sickness / pre-existing conditions
People suffering from underlying pre-existing disease / were also more likely to experience serious coronavirus symptoms. Most common comorbidities were heart disease (31%), diabetes (21%), non-asthmatic chronic pulmonary disease (18%), and chronic kidney disease (16%). Only 23% declared the major comorbidities.
Your weight
Your weight is also a major risk factor for COVID-19. According to researchers, obesity has been associated with higher mortality in the hospital. According to an article published in the Medical ReviewObesity, Coronavirus creates a "double threat in case of pandemic"when it comes to obesity. A number of othersstudieshave also set up a link to obesity as a risk factor for a serious COVID-19 infection, andCDCDriven the "Severe Obesity" list -ofined asbody mass index(BMI) of 40 or above, as a risk factor.
What does this mean to you?
The researchers of this last point of study that their results prove the importance of "pandemic preparation and the need to maintain preparation for start-up research studies in response to epidemics," they explain. "Our study identifies the sectors of the population that are more at risk of a bad prognosis, and shows the importance of long-term planning and investment in preparation studies," they added in an accompanimentPress release.
If you do not fall into one of these four categories, you must also be very careful and do everything you can to reduce your risk of infection, including the maintenance of distancing, even social when the guidelines are-wearing relaxed a mask when in public, and the practice diligent hygiene of the hands.
And to cross this pandemic with your healthiest, do not miss theseThings you should never do during the pandemic coronavirus.
