Journal article
COVID-19 pandemic and burden of non-communicable diseases: An ecological study on data of 185 countries
MR Azarpazhooh, N Morovatdar, A Avan, TG Phan, AA Divani, N Yassi, S Stranges, B Silver, J Biller, M Tokazebani Belasi, S Kazemi Neya, B Khorram, A Frydman, Y Nilanont, E Onorati, M Di Napoli
Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases | ELSEVIER | Published : 2020
Abstract
Background: The interaction between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and non-communicable diseases may increase the global burden of disease. We assessed the association of COVID-19 with ageing and non-communicable diseases. Methods: We extracted data regarding non-communicable disease, particularly cardiovascular disease, deaths, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2017. We obtained data of confirmed COVID-19 cases, deaths, and tests from the Our World in Data database as of May 28, 2020. Potential confounders of pandemic outcomes analyzed include institutional lockdown delay, hemispheric geographical lo..
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