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Coronavirus disease 2019 mortality: a multivariate ecological analysis in relation to ethnicity, population density,
1Centre for Public Health and Wellbeing, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol BS16 1QY, UK.
Background:
There is emerging evidence about characteristics that may increase the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mortality, but they are highly correlated.
Methods:
An ecological analysis was used to estimate associations between these variables and age-standardised COVID-19 mortality rates at the local authority level.
Results:
Ethnicity, population density and overweight/obesity were all found to have strong independent associations with COVID-19 mortality, at the local authority level.
Discussion:
This analysis provides some preliminary evidence about which variables are independently associated with COVID-19 mortality and suggests that others (deprivation and pollution) are not directly linked. It highlights the importance of multivariate analyses to understand the factors that increase vulnerability to COVID-19.
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