Obesity and its Implications for COVID‐19 Mortality
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DOI: 10.1002/oby.22818
Abstract: A recent JAMA viewpoint regarding fatalities In Italy associated with the COVID-19 pandemic failed to mention obesity as one of the pre-existing diseases associated with death.1 It seems likely that the increased prevalence of obesity… read more here.
Keywords: implications covid; covid mortality; mortality; obesity ... See more keywords
COVID‐19 mortality in cirrhosis is determined by cirrhosis‐associated comorbidities and extrahepatic organ failure: Results from the multinational LEOSS registry
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DOI: 10.1002/ueg2.12232
Abstract: Abstract Background and Objective International registries have reported high mortality rates in patients with liver disease and COVID‐19. However, the extent to which comorbidities contribute to excess COVID‐19 mortality in cirrhosis is controversial. Methods We… read more here.
Keywords: patients cirrhosis; failure; mortality; covid mortality ... See more keywords
Provider and Patient Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries Who Are High-Risk for COVID-19 Mortality
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-06857-8
Abstract: INTRODUCTION The Medicare population comprises 60 million Americans, many of whom are the most vulnerable people susceptible to COVID-19 mortality. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recommended targeting high-risk individuals including older individuals… read more here.
Keywords: medicare beneficiaries; medicine; high risk; covid mortality ... See more keywords
Visualizing COVID-19 Mortality Rates and African-American Populations in the USA and Pennsylvania
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DOI: 10.1007/s40615-020-00897-2
Abstract: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified African-Americans as having increased risk of COVID-19-associated mortality. Access to healthcare and related social determinants of health are at the core of this disparity. To explore… read more here.
Keywords: covid mortality; mortality; level; mortality rates ... See more keywords
Population Health and COVID-19 in Canada: a Demographic Comparative Perspective
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DOI: 10.1007/s42650-021-00057-9
Abstract: Demographers have been at the forefront of academic research about the burden of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Since the early work of Dowd et al. (2020), demographic research has identified the role of population age… read more here.
Keywords: covid mortality; canada; mortality; covid ... See more keywords
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality and neighborhood characteristics in Chicago
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DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.10.011
Abstract: Purpose To describe COVID-19 mortality in Chicago during the spring of 2020, and identify at the census-tract level neighborhood characteristics that were associated with higher COVID-19 mortality rates. Methods Using Poisson regression and regularized linear… read more here.
Keywords: covid mortality; neighborhood characteristics; deaths among; mortality ... See more keywords
The link between COVID-19 mortality and PM2.5 emissions in rural and medium-size municipalities considering population density, dust events, and wind speed
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131634
Abstract: One contemporary issue is how environmental pollution and climate can affect the dissemination and severity of COVID-19 in humans. We documented the first case of association between particulate matter ≤2.5 μm (PM2.5) and COVID-19 mortality rates… read more here.
Keywords: pm2; covid mortality; population density;
Air pollution impact on the Covid-19 mortality in Iran considering the comorbidity (obesity, diabetes, and hypertension) correlations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112020
Abstract: Since the rise of the Covid-19 pandemic, several researchers stated the possibility of a positive relationship between Covid-19 spread and climatic parameters. An ecological study in 12 Iranian cities using the report of daily deaths… read more here.
Keywords: covid mortality; air; covid; iran ... See more keywords
Africa’s low COVID-19 mortality rate: A paradox?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.10.038
Abstract: Background As COVID-19 continues to spread worldwide with high number of fatalities first in China, then even higher fatalities in Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, and other advanced countries; most African countries with less… read more here.
Keywords: mortality rate; covid mortality; mortality rates; mortality ... See more keywords
Correlation between premorbid IL-6 levels and COVID-19 mortality: Potential role for Vitamin D
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106995
Abstract: There is recent evidence that interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels are elevated in cases of complicated COVID-19, but it is also possible that this cytokine may have a far more important role in the pathogenesis of viral… read more here.
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Impact of asthma on COVID-19 mortality in the United States: Evidence based on a meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2021.108390
Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of asthma on the risk for mortality among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the United States by a quantitative meta-analysis. Methods A random-effects… read more here.
Keywords: analysis; covid mortality; mortality; united states ... See more keywords