Daily Beast: “President Trump has three risk factors that make him more likely to have a severe case of COVID-19, according to studies and government guidelines. The biggest issue is his age. The CDC notes that ‘people in their sixties or seventies are, in general, at higher risk for severe illness than people in their fifties,’ although people over 85 have double the risk of someone Trump’s age. A second factor is gender. Some studies have found that men are twice as likely as women to die from COVID-19, although scientists have not yet determined why that is.”
“Another issue that puts Trump at greater risk is his weight. The White House physician said this summer that the president weighs 244 pounds at 6-foot-3, which—if accurate—would put his body-mass index over the threshold for clinical obesity. The CDC lists obesity as one of the risk factors for severe illness and can triple the risk of being hospitalized for the virus. Among the reasons for this: Extra fat can mess with the immune system—and it can reduce lung capacity and make it harder to breathe.”