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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Mortality Associated with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Northeastern Italy, 2008-2020: A Multiple Cause of Death Analysis.

Alessandro Marcon, Elena Schievano, Ugo Fedeli

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Vaccinations in patients with interstitial lung diseases: a narrative review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  4. Circular RNAs in Organ Fibrosis.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  6. CircRNAs: versatile players and new targets in organ fibrosis.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandro MarconUnit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134 Verona, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2778-658X
Elena SchievanoEpidemiological Department, Azienda Zero Regione del Veneto, via Jacopo Avanzo 35, 35132 Padova, Italy.
Ugo FedeliEpidemiological Department, Azienda Zero Regione del Veneto, via Jacopo Avanzo 35, 35132 Padova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9939-3398
Regione del Veneto · ITUniversity of Verona · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mortality from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is increasing in most European countries, but there are no data for Italy. We analysed the registry data from a region in northeastern Italy to assess the trends in IPF-related mortality during 2008-2019, to compare results of underlying vs. multiple cause of death analyses, and to describe the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020. We identified IPF (ICD-10 code J84.1) among the causes of death registered in 557,932 certificates in the Veneto region. We assessed time trends in annual age-standardized mortality rates by gender and age (40-74, 75-84, and ≥85 years). IPF was the underlying cause of 1310 deaths in the 2251 certificates mentioning IPF. For all age groups combined, the age-standardized mortality rate from IPF identified as the underlying cause of death was close to the European median (males and females: 3.1 and 1.3 per 100,000/year, respectively). During 2008-2019, mortality rates increased in men aged ≥85 years (annual percent change of 6.5%, 95% CI: 2.0, 11.2%), but not among women or for the younger age groups. A 72% excess of IPF-related deaths was registered in March-April 2020 (mortality ratio 1.72, 95% CI: 1.29, 2.24). IPF mortality was increasing among older men in northeastern Italy. The burden of IPF was heavier than assessed by routine statistics, since less than two out of three IPF-related deaths were directly attributed to this condition. COVID-19 was accompanied by a remarkable increase in IPF-related mortality.

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COVID-19Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisAgedAged, 80 and overCause of DeathEuropeFemaleHumansItalyMaleMortalitySARS-CoV-2COVID-19epidemiologyidiopathic pulmonary fibrosismortalitymultiple cause of deathtime trends analysisunderlying cause of death

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PMCPMC8305452
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