3 Bay Area counties share information in report published by CDC
By Mike Moffitt, SFGATE
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FILE: EMTs move a stretcher at the Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Hayward, Calif.
FILE: Emergency medical technicians move a stretcher at the Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Hayward, Calif.
Image: Ben Margot/Associated Press.
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Photo: Ben Margot/Associated Press.
FILE: EMTs move a stretcher at the Entrance Care and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Hayward, Calif.
FILE: EMTs move a stretcher at the Gateway Care and Rehab Center on Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Hayward, Calif.
Picture: Ben Margot/Associated Press.
Americans’ addiction to oily unhealthy food and loading meal portions, variations in access to healthy food and sitting for hours on end have made us specifically vulnerable to COVID-19
The United States has more obese people– about 40 percent of the overall population– than any other significant nation, and weight problems has been connected to chronic, preventable illnesses such as heart problem, stroke and type 2 diabetes. Any of those conditions can lead to a more extreme outcome of COVID-19
A recent analysis of health center network information discovered that 48 percent of clients being treated for the disease were overweight.
The COVID-NET report, released on the Centers for Illness Control and Prevention site, took a look at 1,482 patients in 99 counties nationwide, consisting of Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties in California. The data were collected between March 1 and March 31.
The data showed that 9 of 10 patients had a hidden medical condition, consisting of:
— High Blood Pressure: 49.7%
— Diabetes: 28.3%
— Chronic lung illness: 34.6%
— Cardiovascular disease: 27.8%
— Weight Problems: 48.3%
While the report does not validate obesity as an independent risk aspect, when it happens in combination with an underlying medical condition it can aggravate the intensity of COVID-19
For patients aged 18 to 49, weight problems was the most prevalent underlying condition, according to the study. Almost 60 percent of those hospitalized were overweight.
The CDC defines an overweight person as one with a body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or more, for example, a 6-foot-tall male who weighs 217 pounds. (Exception: Muscular bodies may have high BMIs without being overweight and even obese.)
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Mike Moffitt is an SFGATE Digital Press Reporter. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @Mike_at_SFGate
