Tag: MORT
Highest COVID-19 Death Rate for 2020 Seen in the Most Urban Areas
Highest death rate for males seen in most urban areas, while for females, death rate was highest in most urban and most rural areas
Heart Failure Mortality Lower With Healthier Food Environment
Lower county food insecurity percentage, higher county food environment index linked to lower heart failure mortality rate
One-Year Mortality 13.4 Percent for Seniors After Major Surgery
One-year mortality following major surgery increased for adults aged 65 years or older with frailty or probable dementia
Genetic Study Suggests Causal Link for Vitamin D Deficiency, Mortality
L-shaped association for genetically predicted 25(OH)D with all-cause mortality, with risk decreasing up to concentration of 50 nmol/L
Risk for All-Cause Mortality No Higher With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
However, risk for cardiovascular disease, infection may be higher in some Crohn disease patients
Smoking Tied to Earlier Death in Dialysis Patients
Findings show higher all-cause and cardiovascular mortality
COVID-19 Death Rate Increased With Age, Was Higher for Men
Death rate was 2.8 and 7.0 times higher for those aged 85 years and older than those aged 75 to 84 and 65 to 74 years, respectively
Preeclampsia, Eclampsia Linked to Increased Offspring Mortality
Maternal hypertensive disorders of pregnancy linked to increased risks for all-cause mortality, several cause-specific mortalities in offspring from birth to young adulthood
Five Causes Explain Most Fetal Deaths in 2018 to 2020
Causes include fetal death of unspecified cause, fetus affected by complications of placenta, cord, and membranes
Mortality Disparities by Education Widened in the U.S. in 2020
Considerable increases in disparities seen for heart disease, cancer, cerebrovascular disease, unintentional injury mortality from 2019 to 2020
