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ArticlePloS one2021

Changes in ischemic heart disease mortality at the global level and their associations with natural disasters: A 28-year ecological trend study in 193 countries.

Kai-Sen Huang, Ding-Xiu He, De-Jia Huang, Qian-Lan Tao, Xiao-Jian Deng, Biao Zhang, Gang Mai, Debarati Guha-Sapir

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Kai-Sen HuangDepartment of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Deyang, Sichuan, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8549-8060
Ding-Xiu HeDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
De-Jia HuangDepartment of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Qian-Lan TaoDepartment of Cardiology, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, China.
Xiao-Jian DengDepartment of Cardiology, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Deyang, Sichuan, China.
Biao ZhangDepartment of Neurology, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Deyang, Sichuan, China.
Gang MaiDepartment of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Deyang City, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Deyang, Sichuan, China.
Debarati Guha-SapirCentre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Institute of Health and Society, University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNSichuan University · CNAffiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University · CNChengdu Medical College · CNUCLouvain · BE

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Abstract

backgroundNatural disasters are believed to be associated with cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to explore the changes in mortality due to ischemic heart disease (IHD) and their associations with natural disasters at the global level.

methodsCountry-specific data on the impact of natural disasters, rates of mortality due to IHD and years of life lost (YLL) and socioeconomic variables were obtained for 193 countries for the period from 1990 to 2017. An ecological trend study was conducted to estimate the changes in the IHD mortality and YLL rates and their associations with natural disasters (occurrence, casualties and total damage). Correlation analyses and multivariate linear regression were used.

resultsSignificant changes were found in the IHD mortality and YLL rates and the occurrence of disasters between the two equal periods (1990 to 2003 and 2004 to 2017) (p<0.001). The bivariate Pearson correlation test revealed that the trend in the occurrence of natural disasters was positively correlated with trends in the IHD mortality and YLL rates among females and all individuals (p<0.05) and was marginally correlated among males. Multiple linear regression revealed an independent association between the occurrence of natural disasters and the IHD mortality rate among males, females and all individuals (standardized coefficients = 0.163, 0.357 and 0.241, p<0.05), and similar associations were found for the YLL rate (standardized coefficients = 0.194, 0.233 and 0.189, p<0.05).

conclusionsOur study demonstrated significant changes in the IHD mortality and YLL rates at the global level and their independent associations with natural disasters. Both males and females were vulnerable to natural disasters. These results provide evidence that can be used to support policy making and resource allocation when responding to disasters and developing strategies to reduce the burden of IHD.

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