COVID-19 and Sickle Cell Disease-Related Deaths Reported in the United States.
Public Health Rep
; 137(2): 234-238, 2022.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35060794
ABSTRACT
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is associated with increased risk of poor health outcomes from respiratory infections, including COVID-19 illness. We used US death data to investigate changes in SCD-related mortality before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. We estimated annual age- and quarter-adjusted SCD-related mortality rates for 2014-2020. We estimated the number of excess deaths in 2020 compared with 2019 using the standardized mortality ratio (SMR). We found 1023 SCD-related deaths reported in the United States during 2020, of which 86 (8.4%) were associated with COVID-19. SCD-related deaths, both associated and not associated with COVID-19, occurred most frequently among adults aged 25-59 years. The SCD-related mortality rate changed <5% year to year from 2014 to 2019 but increased 12% in 2020; the sharpest increase was among adults aged ≥60 years. The SMR comparing 2020 with 2019 was 1.12 (95% CI, 1.06-1.19). Overall, 113 (95% CI, 54-166) excess SCD-related deaths occurred in 2020.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Anemia, Sickle Cell
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Public Health Rep
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Estados Unidos
Publication country:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA