How many co-morbidities do you have?

[tower912]

I saw bilsu post elsewhere that he is 68 with type 2 diabetes.   As we discuss these things, perhaps it is important to realize how many of us are actually at heightened risk.

For me, 2.   

[jesmu84]

I saw bilsu post elsewhere that he is 68 with type 2 diabetes.   As we discuss these things, perhaps it is important to realize how many of us are actually at heightened risk.

For me, 2.

Would be helpful for people to know the co-morbidities associated with poor covid-19 infection outcomes

[Galway Eagle]

2 Allergy induced asthma, and chronic sinusitis due to never getting my nose fixed from boxing matches.

More concerned about giving it to my parents and girlfriend's dad.

[rocky_warrior]

Does ignorance count as a comorbidity? 

As mentioned before, I've got 1, asthma.

[tower912]

Diabetes, hypertension, obesity, heart disease, asthma seem to be the big ones.

[JWags85]

0 for me thankfully.  Grew out of asthma I had as a kid.

The obesity factor here kind of ticks me off, especially as we continue to see pushback to anyone daring to deem obesity as unhealthy.  See it all the time online as people yell that "weight has very little to do with health!!" and its certainly not relating to someone who has a bit of softness in their midsection

[mu_hilltopper]

I try to keep my BAC (blood Arby's content) at .08 at all times --  I think that's a good factor, though.

[tower912]

You can be active, healthy, but overweight.  I suspect that there will be a sedentary element to it, but to my knowledge that has not been established.

[MarquetteDano]

0 for me thankfully.  Grew out of asthma I had as a kid.

The obesity factor here kind of ticks me off, especially as we continue to see pushback to anyone daring to deem obesity as unhealthy.  See it all the time online as people yell that "weight has very little to do with health!!" and its certainly not relating to someone who has a bit of softness in their midsection

"Nova" did an interesting episode on obesity.  They showed that Sumo wrestlers are pretty healthy.  The reason is their fat is nearest to their skin and not near their key organs.  The takeaway was that some people can be obese,  but they better get good exercise (like Sumos) and be in some kind of shape.  I imagine some NFL linemen would be similar.

Obesity + being in bad shape is the real killer (COVID,  and otherwise).

[GooooMarquette]

1 - exercise-induced asthma (fortunately mild, and only triggered in cold weather).

I also have a history of hypertension, but it has been pretty well controlled lately. Based what I have read from the AHA (https://newsroom.heart.org/news/what-people-with-high-blood-pressure-need-to-know-about-covid-19), it only appears to increase risk with COVID if it's consistently over 130/80.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

My johnson hangs to my knees, how will that affect me?

[GooooMarquette]

My johnson hangs to my knees, how will that affect me?

Might bring carriers within 6 feet.

[Jockey]

Diabetes, hypertension, obesity, heart disease, asthma seem to be the big ones.

Dude, I thought you were listing these as yours - until I re-read it.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Dude, I thought you were listing these as yours - until I re-read it.

I did too.  Thought, dang Tower is gonna keel over on the job soon.

[Archies Bat]

A few years back my doc said I was the healthiest overweight guy he knew.  I hope that means something.

[BM1090]

0 for me, thankfully.

[Hards Alumni]

0

[Lennys Tap]

Diabetes, hypertension, obesity, heart disease, asthma seem to be the big ones.

None of them, but I do have "old age"

[ZiggysFryBoy]

"Nova" did an interesting episode on obesity.  They showed that Sumo wrestlers are pretty healthy.  The reason is their fat is nearest to their skin and not near their key organs.  The takeaway was that some people can be obese,  but they better get good exercise (like Sumos) and be in some kind of shape.  I imagine some NFL linemen would be similar.

Obesity + being in bad shape is the real killer (COVID,  and otherwise).

The fat under the skin isn't "bad", it's the fat around the organs that is the problem (poorly paraphrasing my doc).  My beer gut is rock hard, but the beer gut is full of inside fat, if that makes sense to non-medical people.

[mu_hilltopper]

A few years back my doc said I was the healthiest overweight guy he knew.  I hope that means something.

Reminds me of what my doc wrote down for me .. "This is a well-developed well-nourished Caucasian male who is very pleasant, alert, and oriented, and in no acute distress."

It's the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me.

Well nourished.  Man, I love that phrase.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Reminds me of what my doc wrote down for me .. "This is a well-developed well-nourished Caucasian male who is very pleasant, alert, and oriented, and in no acute distress."

It's the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me.

Well nourished.  Man, I love that phrase.

Arby's:  Well Nourished^tm

[GooooMarquette]

Reminds me of what my doc wrote down for me .. "This is a well-developed well-nourished Caucasian male who is very pleasant, alert, and oriented, and in no acute distress."

It's the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me.

Well nourished.  Man, I love that phrase.

Pleasant?!?

/ducks/

[The Sultan]

I have none.
My wife has 1.
My dad and my mother in law have all of them.  And they live in senior care facilities.
My mom has none and is going to live forever.  (No further comment.)

[GooooMarquette]

My mom has none and is going to live forever.  (No further comment.)

My mom is 91, lives in a senior care facility, didn't recognize me last time I visited, and has a couple of additional comorbidities. I could probably walk in and tell her I'm John Wayne, and she'd ask for an autograph.

Still, I'm pretty sure she's going to live forever. So there's that....

[StillAWarrior]

I suppose I probably have one.  Fortunately, the one I might have is about 65 lbs better than it was 15 months ago -- enough that maybe I don't even have one.  I'm not sure where on the BMI scale they deem someone as having a co-morbidity.