Non-communicable diseases and inequalities increase risk of death among COVID-19 patients in Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic compounds Mexico's pre-existing challenges: very high levels of both non-communicable diseases (NCD) and social inequity.

Methods and findings

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.

Conclusions

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 tak

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7544063 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature