The Coronavirus is Racist
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My Doc seems to think high blood pressure and diabetes are the two biggest risk factors:
https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/hypertension-in-african-americans
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@LuFins-Dad said in The Coronavirus is Racist:
My Doc seems to think high blood pressure and diabetes are the two biggest risk factors:
https://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/hypertension-in-african-americans
Those comorbidities have been recognized for a while.
My question regarding that is whether they are controlled comorbidities or not.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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So far this virus has had a disparate impact on white people.
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@Klaus said in The Coronavirus is Racist:
@George-K said in The Coronavirus is Racist:
My question regarding that is whether they are controlled comorbidities or not.
What is a controlled comorbidity?
I should have said controlled hypertension or diabetes.
IOW, is someone whose hypertension is well controlled at higher risk?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@George-K said in The Coronavirus is Racist:
IOW, is someone whose hypertension is well controlled at higher risk?
Well, it seems logical that no hypertension is better than controlled hypertension which is better than uncontrolled hypertension.
But by how much? What's your guess?
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