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In reply to the discussion: 'Encouraging? (Eugenics) News From CDC: Most COVID Deaths Are "People Who Were Unwell To Begin With" [View all]herding cats
(20,051 posts)22. Here's the list of comorbidities she's speaking of here.
The odds are decently high someone you love falls on it. It's not what some think. It's not limited to just obese people or type 2 diabetes.
Summary of Conditions with Evidence
1. Comorbidities that are supported by at least one meta-analysis or systematic review or by review method defined in Scientific Evidence brief.
Cancer
Cerebrovascular disease
Chronic kidney disease*
Chronic lung diseases limited to:
Interstitial lung disease
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Bronchiectasis
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Chronic liver diseases limited to:
Cirrhosis
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Alcoholic liver disease
Autoimmune hepatitis
Diabetes mellitus, type 1 and type 2*
Heart conditions (such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies)
Mental health disorders limited to:
Mood disorders, including depression
Schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2)*
Pregnancy and recent pregnancy
Smoking, current and former
Tuberculosis
2. Comorbidities that are supported by at least one observational study (e.g., cohort, case-control, or cross-sectional):
These studies might include systematic review or meta-analysis that represents one condition in a larger group of conditions (for example, kidney transplant under the category of solid organ or blood stem cell transplantation).
Children with certain underlying conditions
Down syndrome
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
Neurologic conditions, including dementia
Overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m2, but
Sickle cell disease
Solid organ or blood stem cell transplantation
Substance use disorders
Use of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications
3. Comorbidities that are supported by mostly case series, case reports, or, if other study design, the sample size is small (and no systematic review or meta-analysis available was available to review):
Defined as having an association in one or more case series studies. If there are cohort or case-control studies, the sample size was small. Conditions included might be less common.
Cystic fibrosis
Thalassemia
4. Comorbidities that are supported by mixed evidence:
Defined as having an association in at least one meta-analysis or systematic review and additional studies or reviews that reached different conclusions about risk associated with a medical condition.
Asthma
Hypertension, possibly*
Immune deficiencies (except people with moderate to severe immune compromise due to a medical condition or receipt of immunosuppressive medications or treatments)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-care/underlyingconditions.html
1. Comorbidities that are supported by at least one meta-analysis or systematic review or by review method defined in Scientific Evidence brief.
Cancer
Cerebrovascular disease
Chronic kidney disease*
Chronic lung diseases limited to:
Interstitial lung disease
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary hypertension
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Bronchiectasis
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
Chronic liver diseases limited to:
Cirrhosis
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Alcoholic liver disease
Autoimmune hepatitis
Diabetes mellitus, type 1 and type 2*
Heart conditions (such as heart failure, coronary artery disease, or cardiomyopathies)
Mental health disorders limited to:
Mood disorders, including depression
Schizophrenia spectrum disorders
Obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2)*
Pregnancy and recent pregnancy
Smoking, current and former
Tuberculosis
2. Comorbidities that are supported by at least one observational study (e.g., cohort, case-control, or cross-sectional):
These studies might include systematic review or meta-analysis that represents one condition in a larger group of conditions (for example, kidney transplant under the category of solid organ or blood stem cell transplantation).
Children with certain underlying conditions
Down syndrome
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
Neurologic conditions, including dementia
Overweight (BMI ≥25 kg/m2, but
Sickle cell disease
Solid organ or blood stem cell transplantation
Substance use disorders
Use of corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive medications
3. Comorbidities that are supported by mostly case series, case reports, or, if other study design, the sample size is small (and no systematic review or meta-analysis available was available to review):
Defined as having an association in one or more case series studies. If there are cohort or case-control studies, the sample size was small. Conditions included might be less common.
Cystic fibrosis
Thalassemia
4. Comorbidities that are supported by mixed evidence:
Defined as having an association in at least one meta-analysis or systematic review and additional studies or reviews that reached different conclusions about risk associated with a medical condition.
Asthma
Hypertension, possibly*
Immune deficiencies (except people with moderate to severe immune compromise due to a medical condition or receipt of immunosuppressive medications or treatments)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/clinical-care/underlyingconditions.html
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'Encouraging? (Eugenics) News From CDC: Most COVID Deaths Are "People Who Were Unwell To Begin With" [View all]
appalachiablue
Jan 2022
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Dan Patrick, Texas Lt. Governor, suggested old people should just volunteer to die so the economy
tblue37
Jan 2022
#42
This is an unwise spin. Over 1/2 of Americans have a chronic condition, over 1/4 have multiple.
RockRaven
Jan 2022
#5
Walensky has been an unmitigated disaster through this entire ordeal.
littlemissmartypants
Jan 2022
#6
The previous administration created a deadly situation by promoting the very essence of eugenics.
58Sunliner
Jan 2022
#13
The point is not everything you list have equal weight in having adverse effects from COVID
YP_Yooper
Jan 2022
#40