ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Cross-National Variations in COVID-19 Mortality: The Role of Diet, Obesity and Depression.
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- Evidence of COVID-19 fatalities in Swedish neighborhoods from a full population study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Mental health impact on patients with COVID-19 in the community under a long period of full lockdown in Vietnam.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- Comparative effectiveness of tocilizumab vs standard care in patients with severe COVID-19-related pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study utilizing registry data as a synthetic control.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Dietary, comorbidity, and geo-economic data fusion for explainable COVID-19 mortality prediction.Expert systems with applications · 2022Article
- Mediterranean Diet Reduces Social Isolation and Anxiety in Adult Female Nonhuman Primates.Nutrients · 2022Article
- The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Seafood Safety and Human Health.Frontiers in microbiology · 2022Review
- Gut Hormones as Potential Therapeutic Targets or Biomarkers of Response in Depression: The Case of Motilin.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- COVID-19-Related Mortality Risk in People With Severe Mental Illness: A Systematic and Critical Review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has been characterized by wide variations in mortality across nations. Some of this variability may be explained by medical comorbidities such as obesity and depression, both of which are strongly correlated with dietary practices such as levels of sugar and seafood consumption.
methodsCOVID-19 mortality indices for 156 countries were obtained from the Johns Hopkins University's data aggregator. Correlations between these variables and (a) per capita consumption of sugar and seafood, and (b) country-wise prevalence of depression and obesity were examined.
resultsSugar consumption (
conclusionsBoth obesity and depression, which are associated with inflammatory dysregulation, may be related to cross-national variations in COVID-19 mortality, while seafood consumption may be protective. These findings have implications in terms of protecting vulnerable individuals during the current pandemic.
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