TY - JOUR
T1 - Correlations between COVID-19 and burden of dementia
T2 - An ecological study and review of literature
AU - Azarpazhooh, M. Reza
AU - Amiri, Amin
AU - Morovatdar, Negar
AU - Steinwender, Sandy
AU - Rezaei Ardani, Amir
AU - Yassi, Nawaf
AU - Biller, Jose
AU - Stranges, Saverio
AU - Tokazebani Belasi, Masoud
AU - Neya, Sepideh Kazemi
AU - Khorram, Bita
AU - Sheikh Andalibi, Mohammad Sobhan
AU - Arsang-Jang, Shahram
AU - Mokhber, Naghmeh
AU - Di Napoli, Mario
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2020/9/15
Y1 - 2020/9/15
N2 - Introduction: Current evidence on the association between COVID-19 and dementia is sparse. This study aims to investigate the associations between COVID-19 caseload and the burden of dementia. Methods: We gathered data regarding burden of dementia (disability-adjusted life years [DALYs] per 100,000), life expectancy, and healthy life expectancy (HALE) from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 study. We obtained COVID-19 data from Our World in Data database. We analyzed the association of COVID-19 cases and deaths with the burden of dementia using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Results: Globally, we found significant positive (p <.001) correlations between life expectancy (r = 0.60), HALE (r = 0.58), and dementia DALYs (r = 0.46) with COVID-19 caseloads. Likewise, we found similar correlations between life expectancy (r = 0.60), HALE (r = 0.58) and dementia DALYs (r = 0.54) with COVID-19 mortality. Conclusion: Health policymakers should clarify a targeted model of disease surveillance in order to reduce the dual burden of dementia and COVID-19.
AB - Introduction: Current evidence on the association between COVID-19 and dementia is sparse. This study aims to investigate the associations between COVID-19 caseload and the burden of dementia. Methods: We gathered data regarding burden of dementia (disability-adjusted life years [DALYs] per 100,000), life expectancy, and healthy life expectancy (HALE) from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 study. We obtained COVID-19 data from Our World in Data database. We analyzed the association of COVID-19 cases and deaths with the burden of dementia using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Results: Globally, we found significant positive (p <.001) correlations between life expectancy (r = 0.60), HALE (r = 0.58), and dementia DALYs (r = 0.46) with COVID-19 caseloads. Likewise, we found similar correlations between life expectancy (r = 0.60), HALE (r = 0.58) and dementia DALYs (r = 0.54) with COVID-19 mortality. Conclusion: Health policymakers should clarify a targeted model of disease surveillance in order to reduce the dual burden of dementia and COVID-19.
KW - COVID-19
KW - Dementia
KW - Global burden of disease
KW - Mortality
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117013
DO - 10.1016/j.jns.2020.117013
M3 - Article
C2 - 32659508
AN - SCOPUS:85087692922
SN - 0022-510X
VL - 416
JO - Journal of the Neurological Sciences
JF - Journal of the Neurological Sciences
M1 - 117013
ER -