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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2021

Age-standardized mortality rate and predictors of mortality among COVID-19 patients in Iran.

Rahmatollah Moradzadeh, Seyed Mohammad Jamalian, Javad Nazari, Alireza Kamali, Bahman Sadeghi, Zahra Hosseinkhani, Masoomeh Sofian, Maryam Zamanian

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Article in Journal of education and health promotion, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Rahmatollah MoradzadehDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Seyed Mohammad JamalianDepartment of Forensic Medicine and Poisoning, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Javad NazariDepartment of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Alireza KamaliDepartment of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Bahman SadeghiDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Zahra HosseinkhaniMetabolic Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Masoomeh SofianInfectious Disease Research Center, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Maryam ZamanianDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Health, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
Arak University of Medical Sciences · IRQazvin University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo have a thorough understanding of epidemic surveillance, it is essential to broaden our knowledge of death tolls worldwide. This study aimed to determine the age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR) and predictors of mortality among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this cross-sectional design, all COVID-19 patients with a positive polymerase chain reaction test in the population covered by Arak University of Medical Sciences (AUMS) were entered to the study. Data collection was conducted by phone interview. The study variables comprised age, sex, coronary heart diseases, diabetes, and some symptoms at admission. The adjusted odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were obtained by logistic regression. The direct method was applied to calculate ASMR (per 100,000) of COVID-19. The analysis was applied by STATA software 12.0.

resultsA total of 208 cases of COVID-19 (out of 3050 total infected cases) were dead and 2500 cases were recovered. The mean age of dead patients was 70 years. The COVID-19 fatality rate in the population equaled 6.8%; in those patients who were 70 years old or more, however, the case fatality rate was 16.4%. The ASMR of COVID-19 was 12.9 (CI 95%: 11.2, 14.8). The odds of COVID-19-related death in the age over 60 were 10.87 (CI 95%: 6.30, 18.75) times than lower 45 years old. Moreover, it was observed that COVID-19 significantly increased the odds of COVID-19-related death in diabetes patients (OR = 1.45, CI 95%: 1.02, 2.06,

conclusionThe ASMR of COVID-19 was relatively higher in males than females. In general, the COVID-19 fatality rate was relatively high. We found that older age and diabetes can have impact on the death of COVID-19, but the headache was found to have a negative association with the COVID-19-related death.

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Age-standardizedCOVID-19epidemiologyIranmortality

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