Mortality Related to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease during the Covid-19 Pandemic
An Analysis of Multiple Causes of Death through Different Epidemic Waves in Veneto, Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15459014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ugo Fedeli (0000-0002-9939-3398, Regione del Veneto, corresponding author), Claudio Barbiellini Amidei (0000-0002-7792-3781, Regione del Veneto), Alessandro Marcon (0000-0002-2778-658X, University of Verona), Veronica Casotto (0000-0001-5846-1377, Regione del Veneto), Francesco Grippo (0000-0001-5471-8964, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica), Enrico Grande (0000-0003-3382-2708, Istituto Nazionale di Statistica), Thomas Gaisl (0000-0002-9017-6143, University Hospital of Zurich), Stefano Barco (0000-0002-2618-347X, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 19 |
| Pages | 12844-12844 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph191912844 |
| PMID | 36232144 |
| OpenAlex | W4303696668 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 34 |
Mortality related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during the COVID-19 pandemic is possibly underestimated by sparse available data. The study aimed to assess the impact of the pandemic on COPD-related mortality by means of time series analyses of causes of death data. We analyzed the death certificates of residents in Veneto (Italy) aged ≥40 years from 2008 to 2020. The age-standardized rates were computed for COPD as the underlying cause of death (UCOD) and as any mention in death certificates (multiple cause of death-MCOD). The annual percent change (APC) in the rates was estimated for the pre-pandemic period. Excess COPD-related mortality in 2020 was estimated by means of Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average models. Overall, COPD was mentioned in 7.2% (43,780) of all deaths. From 2008 to 2019, the APC for COPD-related mortality was -4.9% (95% CI -5.5%, -4.2%) in men and -3.1% in women (95% CI -3.8%, -2.5%). In 2020 compared to the 2018-2019 average, the number of deaths from COPD (UCOD) declined by 8%, while COPD-related deaths (MCOD) increased by 14% (95% CI 10-18%), with peaks corresponding to the COVID-19 epidemic waves. Time series analyses confirmed that in 2020, COPD-related mortality increased by 16%. Patients with COPD experienced significant excess mortality during the first year of the pandemic. The decline in COPD mortality as the UCOD is explained by COVID-19 acting as a competing cause, highlighting how an MCOD approach is needed
Cause of death · COPD · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Infectious disease (medical specialty · Mortality rate · Pandemic · Pulmonary disease · Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research · Climate Change and Health Impacts · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · Demography · Medicine · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |