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Socio-economic factors do also matter: comments on the article "Can climatic factors explain the differences in COVID-19 incidence and severity across the spanish regions?: an ecological study".
Phosri, Arthit; Cao, Yang; Harada Sassa, Mariko; Harada, Kouji H.
  • Phosri A; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, 10400, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Cao Y; Department of Preventive Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2168511, Kawasaki, Japan.
  • Harada Sassa M; Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Yoshida Konoe, Sakyo, 6068501, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Harada KH; Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Yoshida Konoe, Sakyo, 6068501, Kyoto, Japan. kharada-hes@umin.ac.jp.
Environ Health ; 20(1): 17, 2021 02 18.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1090660
ABSTRACT
A report published in this journal showed an inversely significant association between ultraviolet radiation (UVR) before the pandemic and cumulative COVID-19 cases in Spain. The analyses employed several meteorological factors, but socio-economic factors were not included. We examined the associations of COVID-19 cases with selected factors and found a significance on gross domestic product per capita (p = 0.037 by Spearman's correlation). Hence, simple regression analyses of UVR would be confounded with regional difference in economic activities. In addition, we raised several questions for limitations due to the study design and analyses.
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Texto completo: Disponible Colección: Bases de datos internacionales Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio pronóstico Límite: Humanos País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: Inglés Revista: Environ Health Asunto de la revista: Salud Ambiental Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: S12940-021-00701-6

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Texto completo: Disponible Colección: Bases de datos internacionales Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: COVID-19 Tipo de estudio: Estudio observacional / Estudio pronóstico Límite: Humanos País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: Inglés Revista: Environ Health Asunto de la revista: Salud Ambiental Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: S12940-021-00701-6