Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on deprivation-level differences in cardiovascular hospitalisations: a comparison of England and Denmark using the OpenSAFELY platform and National Registry Data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on deprivation-related inequalities in hospitalisations for cardiovascular disease (CVD) conditions in Denmark and England between March 2018 and December 2021.

Design

Time-series studies in England and Denmark.

Setting

With the approval of National Health Service England, we used English primary care electronic health records, linked to secondary care and death registry data through the OpenSAFELY platform and nationwide Danish health registry data.

Participants

We included adults aged 18 and over without missing age, sex or deprivation information. On 1 March 2020, 16 234 700 people in England and 4 491 336 people in Denmark met the inclusion criteria.

Primary outcome measures

Hospital admission

SUBMITTER: Costello RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11481132 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature