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Re:Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU by torgian on Saturday February 08, 2020 @12:49AM (#22274185)
Everyone is a heavy smoker in China; air pollution levels and all that. So that stacks the odds against them already.
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Re:Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU by skmurphy on Saturday February 08, 2020 @12:54AM (#22274204)
Statistics I saw indicated that 2% of women smoke and 60% of men. This may account for a gender-linked differential between more serious outcomes for men, it could be a selection for smokers. I agree that the air pollution may push even non-smokers into the risk category for smokers in other countries and push smokers into a deeper level of risk.
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