Excess Cerebrovascular Mortality in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

The magnitude and drivers of excess cerebrovascular-specific mortality during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are unknown. We aim to quantify excess stroke-related deaths and characterize its association with social distancing behavior and COVID-19-related vascular pathology.

Methods

United States and state-level excess cerebrovascular deaths from January to May 2020 were quantified using National Center for Health Statistic data and Poisson regression models. Excess cerebrovascular deaths were analyzed as a function of time-varying stroke-related emergency medical service (EMS) calls and cumulative COVID-19 deaths using linear regression. A state-level regression analysis was performed to determine the association between excess cereb

SUBMITTER: Sharma R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7834664 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature