US President Donald Trump has tested positive for coronavirus and the world is frantic about what this could mean for the country's next presidential election.
However, a more pressing concern is what the diagnosis could mean for your health. Are you susceptible to severe coronavirus symptoms due to certain factors?
The answer, in short, is yes.
For Trump, his age (he's 74) automatically places him in a high-risk group. In addition, its weight poses a threat. According to CNN, the president of the United States is "clinically obese" and health experts have cited obesity as a risk factor for a more serious form of the disease.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that people between the ages of 65 and 74 are five times more likely to be hospitalized and 90 times more likely to die from the disease compared to people from 18 to 29 years old.
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CNN, citing the results of a physical exam in April, said Trump weighs 244 pounds and is 6 feet 3 inches tall. This brings your body mass index (BMI) to 30.5, which, for that height and weight, makes you slightly obese.
Obesity in patients means they are three times more likely to be hospitalized if they have COVID-19, according to the CDC.
In addition, the president of the United States is a man and studies show that the risk of death or severe symptoms of the coronavirus is higher in men than in women.
It is unknown if Trump has any underlying health conditions.
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