The ISS study analyzed 6801 of the 10,023 victims registered in our country by x-ray from the beginning of the epidemic to today. The information which have emerged, in addition to being interesting from a health point of view, they provide us with indications on which subjects are most at risk.
Before starting with the examination, it is good to remember that theItalycurrently occupies the top position in the classic of countries with the highest number of victims since Covid-19. Behind us are Spain (5,982 deaths) and China (3,182). The statistics are obviously dynamic and, looking at the numbers, everything suggests that the United States will soon be able to move up the ranking.
In any case, returning to Italy, the authorities have to deal with a red zone, that is, highly critical, which includes three regions: Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna. Most of deaths is concentrated precisely in this area. But what is the most common identikit of victims?
The identikit of the victims
The ISS has highlighted how the average age of coronavirus positive patients, and then died due to the infection, is of 78 years old. The band in which you die the most is set in a parenthesis ranging between 70 and 89 years. The sample women who died died in 2012, that is 20.6% of the total examined. Their average age is higher than that of men: 82 years compared to 78 for males.
Among other significant information, the ISS report also analyzed the tests carried out on 710 deaths with past chronic diseases, that is, diagnosed before the infection. Well, among those who failed to win the battle against the virus, the average number of diseases found was 2.7. Only 15 people had no previous disease: 151 one only, 184 two and 360 (or 50.7%) three or more diseases.
What are the most common diseases? The most frequent have been hypertension, diabetes mellitus is heart disease. The ISS also illustrated the symptoms most commonly observed in hospitalized and later deceased people. Fever and breathing difficulties come first; behind them, cough, diarrhea and blood mixed with cough. 6.4% of people had no symptoms at the time of hospitalization.
