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Originally Posted by Swoop
I posted that 78% of Covid deaths were among the overweight and obese and if you were obese you were 3X more likely to be hospitalized. My post also stated that those who died from Covid averaged 2.4 of the following comorbidities; heart disease, lung disease, diabetes and hypertension.
You replied: That *IS* a cross section of the US population!!
So, show me where the average American has 2.4 of those health issues.
You can’t. And my statement remains the same. Covid deaths are predominantly among people who are overweight and in poor health. That is statistically true.
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Originally Posted by Swoop
Comprehension Bill. If you are OBESE, you are 3X more likely to be hospitalized with Covid. NOT if you are obese or overweight. If you are OBESE you are 3X more likely to be hospitalized with Covid.
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If OBESE make up 42% of the population and were 3X more likely to be hospitalized then the overweight or OBESE percentage would only be in the 84% to 87% range. Now we're getting close to a statistically insignificant difference from 78% which again shows that these data do not prove the 3X statement.
And one FINAL time: I am not disputing the 3X statement, I am disputing that this survey demonstrates that statement.
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