Non-communicable diseases and inequalities increase risk of death among COVID-19 patients in Mexico.
<h4>Background</h4>The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic compounds Mexico's pre-existing challenges: very high levels of both non-communicable diseases (NCD) and social inequity.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Using data from national reporting of SARS-CoV-2 tested individuals, we estima...
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic compounds Mexico's pre-existing challenges: very high levels of both non-communicable diseases (NCD) and social inequity.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Using data from national reporting of SARS-CoV-2 tested individuals, we estimated odds of hospitalization, intubation, and death based on pre-existing non-communicable diseases and socioeconomic indicators. We found that obesity, diabetes, and hypertension are positively associated with the three outcomes in a synergistic manner. The municipal poverty level is also positively associated with hospitalization and death.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Mexico's response to COVID-19 is complicated by a synergistic double challenge: raging NCDs and extreme social inequity. The response to the current pandemic must take both into account both to be effective and to ensure that the burden of COVID-19 not falls disproportionately on those who are already disadvantaged. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b6fb00805c4c4bc09b43c990e3c9fbe82023-03-30T05:31:37ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032020-01-011510e024039410.1371/journal.pone.0240394Non-communicable diseases and inequalities increase risk of death among COVID-19 patients in Mexico.Juan Pablo GutierrezStefano M Bertozzi<h4>Background</h4>The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic compounds Mexico's pre-existing challenges: very high levels of both non-communicable diseases (NCD) and social inequity.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Using data from national reporting of SARS-CoV-2 tested individuals, we estimated odds of hospitalization, intubation, and death based on pre-existing non-communicable diseases and socioeconomic indicators. We found that obesity, diabetes, and hypertension are positively associated with the three outcomes in a synergistic manner. The municipal poverty level is also positively associated with hospitalization and death.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Mexico's response to COVID-19 is complicated by a synergistic double challenge: raging NCDs and extreme social inequity. The response to the current pandemic must take both into account both to be effective and to ensure that the burden of COVID-19 not falls disproportionately on those who are already disadvantaged.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240394 |
| spellingShingle | Juan Pablo Gutierrez Stefano M Bertozzi Non-communicable diseases and inequalities increase risk of death among COVID-19 patients in Mexico. PLoS ONE |
| title | Non-communicable diseases and inequalities increase risk of death among COVID-19 patients in Mexico. |
| title_full | Non-communicable diseases and inequalities increase risk of death among COVID-19 patients in Mexico. |
| title_fullStr | Non-communicable diseases and inequalities increase risk of death among COVID-19 patients in Mexico. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-communicable diseases and inequalities increase risk of death among COVID-19 patients in Mexico. |
| title_short | Non-communicable diseases and inequalities increase risk of death among COVID-19 patients in Mexico. |
| title_sort | non communicable diseases and inequalities increase risk of death among covid 19 patients in mexico |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240394 |
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