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. 2020 Sep 18:10.2217/pmt-2020-0063. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2020-0063

Table 1. Examples of patients at high risk for morbidity from COVID-19.

Patient examples
Elderly patients
Lung disease, for example, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, smoker
Obesity, for example, BMI >30
Heart disease, for example, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathies, heart failure
Diabetes, Type I and Type II
Immunocompromised state, for example, genetic immunodeficienies, cancer, HIV, cystic fibrosis, etc.