Investigation of Factors Associated with Countries’ Covid-19 Disease Fatality Rates

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Objective: In this study, it was aimed to investigate the factors associated with the Covid-19 disease fatality rate of countries. Methods: The research is of ecological type. In the study, the relationship between Covid-19 disease fatality rates and variables like socioeconomic state, healthy life expectancy at birth, population ages 65 and above, cardiovascular disease frequency, tobacco use frequency, vaccination rates, Human Development Index, Gender Inequality Index and Global Gender Gap Index were investigated. Mean, standard deviation, median, minimum and maximum values were used to summarize data. Pearson/Spearman correlation coefficient was used to investigate the relationships and a linear regression model was established. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: One hundred and thirty countries with no missing data were included in the study. Twelve point three percent of these countries were in low socioeconomic state. The mean fatality rate of 130 countries was 0.016±0.018. A statistically significant relationship was determined between fatality rate and all variables except tobacco use frequency (p<0.05). All the variables were included in the multiple linear regression model established for the prediction of the fatality rate. Among these variables, Global Gender Gap Index was the only variable that made a statistically significant contribution to the model. Conclusion: Considering these variables in similar epidemic disease states that may occur in the future and improving the conditions related to these variables on a global scale may be important to ensure epidemic control.

Keywords

• Covid-19 pandemic
• Covid-19 pandemic
• fatality rate
• related factors
• ecological study

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Ülkelerin Covid-19 Hastalığı Fatalite Hızlarıyla İlişkili Faktörlerin Araştırılması

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Amaç: Bu araştırmada ülkelerin Covid-19 hastalığı fatalite hızıyla ilişkili faktörlerin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırma ekolojik tiptedir. Araştırmada Covid-19 hastalığı fatalite hızlarıyla sosyoekonomik durum, doğumda beklenen sağlıklı yaşam umudu, 65 yaş ve üzeri nüfus yüzdesi, kardiyovasküler hastalık sıklığı, tütün kullanım sıklığı, İnsani Gelişmişlik İndeksi, Toplumsal Cinsiyet Eşitsizliği İndeksi ve Küresel Cinsiyet Uçurumu İndeksi gibi değişkenlerin ilişkisi araştırılmıştır. Verilerin özetlenmesinde ortalama, standart sapma, ortanca, minimum ve maksimum değerleri kullanılmıştır. Veriler arası ilişkilerin araştırılmasında Pearson/Spearman korelasyon katsayısı kullanılmış ve lineer regresyon modeli kurulmuşturtır. P<0,05 istatistiksel olarak anlamlı kabul edilmiştir. Bulgular: Verilerinde eksiklik bulunmayan 130 ülke çalışmaya dahil edildi. Ülkelerin %12,3’ü düşük sosyoekonomik sınıftaydı. Yüz otuz ülkenin ortalama fatalite hızı 0.016±0.018 idi. Fatalite hızıyla tütün kullanım sıklığı hariç tüm değişkenler arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki belirlendi (p<0.05). Tüm değişkenler, fatalite hızının tahmini için oluşturulan çoklu doğrusal regresyon modeline dahil edildi. Modele istatistiksel olarak anlamlı katkı sağlayan tek değişken Küresel Cinsiyet Uçurumu İndeksi oldu. Sonuç: Gelecekte ortaya çıkabilecek benzer salgın durumlarında bu değişkenlerin dikkate alınması ve bu değişkenlerle ilişkili koşulların küresel ölçekte iyileştirilmesi salgın kontrolünün sağlanması açısından önemli olabilir.

Keywords

• Covid-19 pandemisi
• fatalite hızı
• ilişkili faktörler
• ekolojik çalışma

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