Article ; Online: COVID-19 and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: A common susceptibility pattern?
2023 Volume 18, Issue 3, Page(s) e0277588
Abstract: Objective: To explore the link between COVID-19 incidence, socio-economic covariates, and NHL incidence.: Design: Ecological study design.: Setting: Sardinia, Italy.: Participants: We used official reports on the total cases of COVID-19 in 2020, ...
Abstract | Objective: To explore the link between COVID-19 incidence, socio-economic covariates, and NHL incidence. Design: Ecological study design. Setting: Sardinia, Italy. Participants: We used official reports on the total cases of COVID-19 in 2020, published data on NHL incidence, and socio-economic indicators by administrative unit, covering the whole regional population. Main outcomes and measures: We used multivariable regression analysis to explore the association between the natural logarithm (ln) of the 2020 cumulative incidence of COVID-19 and the ln-transformed NHL incidence in 1974-2003, weighing by population size and adjusting by socioeconomic deprivation and other covariates. Results: The cumulative incidence of COVID-19 increased in relation to past incidence of NHL (p < 0.001), socioeconomic deprivation (p = 0.006), and proportion of elderly residents (p < 0.001) and decreased with urban residency (p = 0.001). Several sensitivity analyses confirmed the finding of an association between COVID-19 and NHL. Conclusion: This ecological study found an ecological association between NHL and COVID-19. If further investigation would confirm our findings, shared susceptibility factors should be investigated among the plausible underlying mechanisms. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Aged ; COVID-19/epidemiology ; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/epidemiology ; Incidence ; Italy/epidemiology |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-03-16 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2267670-3 |
ISSN | 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203 |
ISSN (online) | 1932-6203 |
ISSN | 1932-6203 |
DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0277588 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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