How Trump's age and weight could put him at higher risk for severe coronavirus infection

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By Caitlin O'Kane October 2, 2020 / 11:38 AM / CBS News

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump are both in quarantine after they were diagnosed with coronavirus on Thursday, the president announced in a tweet. He is experiencing minor symptoms and will continue to carry out his duties as usual on Friday, a White House adviser said. But his age and weight could put him at risk of more severe illness.

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While people over 85 are most at risk and this age group has seen the highest rate of hospitalizations and deaths, people in the 65-74 and 75-84 age brackets also account for a large portion of coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths in the U.S. Eight out of 10 COVID-19 related deaths U.S. have been people over the age of 65.
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Obesity is also one of the factors that increases a person's risk of severe illness from COVID-19, according to the CDC. Obesity triples the risk of hospitalization for COVID-19.

During his 2019 physical, Mr. Trump, who is 6'3", weighed in at 243 pounds and had a body mass index of 30.4, putting him just over the threshold that's considered obese by the CDC. The president's doctor said he was "in very good health overall." At his most recent physical in June, his weight was 244 pounds — one pound heavier.....................

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-covid-cormorbidities-weight-age-risk/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=101017053

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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. And his real height and weight are probably more like

6'0" and 275 lbs., which gives him a BMI of about 37.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

9. It is obvious Barron is a head and shoulder taller than his father and mother.

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If Trump is 6'3", Barron is looking to be 6'8" or taller.. Nor is he finished growing yet.

[Polybius]

17. I think Barron is 6'6/6'7 no matter what Trump is

He might hit 7'0 one day.

[belpejic]

10. I don't even think he's 6'3" with his high heels.

6'0", 275-285 seems about right. Maybe he was 6'1" when he was younger.

[Polybius]

16. He was most certainly 6'2 to 6'3 when he was younger

I met him around 1993. I'm 5'11, and he was definitely 3-4" taller than me.

[Wicked Blue]

18. He could have been wearing shoe lifts back then too

I was in the same room with him at some time in the early to mid-1980s. Back then I was 5'8", and he did not strike me as being particularly tall. I'd have guessed 5'11 or so. Of course he could have been wearing lifts then too.

[Escurumbele]

2. Why don't I believe that he actually is infected with the virus?

I may be a cynic but I think he just doesn't want to debate anymore, he wants people to vote for him from pity, and he wants to come back "stronger than ever" after "recuperating" from the virus.

I don't believe anything he, his children or the enablers in the administration say, that includes the doctors around them as well, excluding Fauci.

[bucolic_frolic]

6. International Observors should be called in

Lots of Twitter buzz about faking it, because everything to him is a hoax so why not pull one off yourself?

But there's also those who say, a minority, that he'd never fake it because it would make him appear weak, having succumbed to something he frequently labeled a hoax.

He's a speculator, running risks at will. Debt, food, women, business ventures, politically. Maybe it has caught up with him. Or maybe he's thumbing his nose at it all.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. I suspect he weighs more than that.

Recent photos of him wearing his golf attire show a different story.

My guess is 260 plus with a 46" waist.

[Mad Lib]

4. Yeh, right

If his body mass is 30.4, I'm Hugh Jackman.

[Newest Reality]

5. "...and will continue to carry out his duties as usual on Friday."

LOL!

[NNadir]

7. He's golfing? He may cheat even worse than normal.

[LoveMyCali]

8. He'll be on restricted duty

He'll watch FOX News but he can't go golfing.

[relayerbob]

11. If he is "244" pounds

then I am at my cross country running weight of 40 years ago.

Not

[VMA131Marine]

12. Barack Obama is 6' 1" and he doesn't wear lifts

No way Trump is 6’ 3”!

[jalan48]

13. One can always hope......

[Marthe48]

14. When I watched the debate

I thought that the whites of his eyes were the same color as his skin. I didn't think about it then, but reddened eyes might be a symptom of Covid-19. Later, they seemed normal color. So I just thought the adderall had worn off.

[Warpy]

15. Age, weight, sex, inability to follow directions

if he actually has it. Personally, I find the timing too convenient, it's like a "get out of debate free" card.

Someone on another site pointed out the super spreader event was likely the announcement of Aunt Lydia for the USSC.

[Illumination]

19. The question is: Will everyone @ White House now be wearing masks?

[applegrove]

20. After discussion with hosts ... LOCKING

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