COVID-19 related mortality in older adults: analysis of the first wave in Colombia and Mexico
Objective. The aim of this study is to describe the mortality among older adults in the first wave of COVID-19 in Colombia and Mexico. Methods. This is an observational, prospective study on data obtained from open data sets that are publicly available on the websites of the health ministries of the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a0b863ccac2b4d6299b6174f36798831 2023-05-15T15:06:37+02:00 COVID-19 related mortality in older adults: analysis of the first wave in Colombia and Mexico Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda Santiago Campos-Fajardo Carlos Cano-Gutierrez 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2021.109 https://doaj.org/article/a0b863ccac2b4d6299b6174f36798831 EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/54645 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 doi:10.26633/RPSP.2021.109 https://doaj.org/article/a0b863ccac2b4d6299b6174f36798831 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 45, Iss 109, Pp 1-6 (2021) covid-19 epidemiology aged cross-cultural comparison colombia mexico Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.26633/RPSP.2021.109 2022-12-31T06:11:03Z Objective. The aim of this study is to describe the mortality among older adults in the first wave of COVID-19 in Colombia and Mexico. Methods. This is an observational, prospective study on data obtained from open data sets that are publicly available on the websites of the health ministries of the respective countries. COVID-19 cases, age, sex, date to mortality, and mortality itself were analyzed with Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regressions. Results. Data on 1 779 877 individuals were analyzed, 58.2% from Mexico, with a higher frequency of men for both countries, and 11.7% were older adults. Survival curves show a continuous increase in mortality for Mexico, with higher rates for older adults, while for Colombia the mortality was observed up to 50 days of the follow-up. Finally, hazard ratios were higher for older adults in both countries. Colombia implemented a rigid curfew for older adults, and the effect on mortality is clear from the survival curves. Conclusions. This finding shows the potential benefit that public policies could have on older adults. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Meier ENVELOPE(-45.900,-45.900,-60.633,-60.633) Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 45 1 |
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Objective. The aim of this study is to describe the mortality among older adults in the first wave of COVID-19 in Colombia and Mexico. Methods. This is an observational, prospective study on data obtained from open data sets that are publicly available on the websites of the health ministries of the respective countries. COVID-19 cases, age, sex, date to mortality, and mortality itself were analyzed with Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox regressions. Results. Data on 1 779 877 individuals were analyzed, 58.2% from Mexico, with a higher frequency of men for both countries, and 11.7% were older adults. Survival curves show a continuous increase in mortality for Mexico, with higher rates for older adults, while for Colombia the mortality was observed up to 50 days of the follow-up. Finally, hazard ratios were higher for older adults in both countries. Colombia implemented a rigid curfew for older adults, and the effect on mortality is clear from the survival curves. Conclusions. This finding shows the potential benefit that public policies could have on older adults. |
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COVID-19 related mortality in older adults: analysis of the first wave in Colombia and Mexico |
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COVID-19 related mortality in older adults: analysis of the first wave in Colombia and Mexico |
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COVID-19 related mortality in older adults: analysis of the first wave in Colombia and Mexico |
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COVID-19 related mortality in older adults: analysis of the first wave in Colombia and Mexico |
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