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I Am XXXXXXX Goos . I Am 70 Years Old
Question: I am XXXXXXX Goos . I am 70 years old ,have high blood pressure (145/88) and am obese (170 lb.). I have a weakened muscle between my stomach and esophagus and have a hernia on my esophagus which was caused by an accident. This causes access phlegm in my esophagus causing me to choke on it periodically. If I get Cvid-19 what is the chance I will die? Please state answer in a %, example=75%.
Brief Answer:
COVID mortality rate is between 4.8% and 12.8% in your age group
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for using "Ask a doctor" service.
I read carefully your query.
For your age, the values of high blood pressure are not considered high. Also, I don't know how tall you are, but seeing that you are a man, I would say your BMI is not in the range if morbid obesity.
The mortality rate changes a bit by different countries. So for ages 70-79 it is 6.3% in south korea, 4.8% in Spain, 8% in China and 12.8% in Italy.
So as you can see it is quite low. In my opinion, most of those who die are very sick with other problems and any other infection, not only covid would cause death.
So to answer your question, you have a chance to die from covid of 4.8-12.8%.
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards,
Dr. Klarida Papaqako
General and family physician
COVID mortality rate is between 4.8% and 12.8% in your age group
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for using "Ask a doctor" service.
I read carefully your query.
For your age, the values of high blood pressure are not considered high. Also, I don't know how tall you are, but seeing that you are a man, I would say your BMI is not in the range if morbid obesity.
The mortality rate changes a bit by different countries. So for ages 70-79 it is 6.3% in south korea, 4.8% in Spain, 8% in China and 12.8% in Italy.
So as you can see it is quite low. In my opinion, most of those who die are very sick with other problems and any other infection, not only covid would cause death.
So to answer your question, you have a chance to die from covid of 4.8-12.8%.
Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Kind regards,
Dr. Klarida Papaqako
General and family physician
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