ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year : 2022 | Volume
: 27 | Issue : 1 | Page : 75-
Epidemiological features of COVID-19 in Iran
Negah Tavakolifard1, Mina Moeini2, Asefeh Haddadpoor2, Zahra Amini1, Kamal Heidari3, Mostafa Rezaie2
1 Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Vice chancellor for health, Isfahan University Of Medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Vice chancellor for health, Isfahan University Of Medical sciences; Department of Community Oral Health, School of Dentistry, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Zahra Amini
Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
Iran
Background: The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Iran was reported in February 2019. The current study aimed to investigate the epidemiological aspects of COVID-19 disease in Isfahan province and evaluate the chances of infection and death in the population. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 21,203 confirmed cases of COVID-19, based on the polymerase chain reaction test, referred to outpatient facilities from February 2019 to July 2020 in Isfahan province are studied. Disease incidence, mortality, and case fatality rate, as well as odds ratio (OR) of infection and death, were calculated and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: The highest incidence of the disease was within the age group of 30–39 years 4911 (23.9%) and males 11,561 (54.5%). Mortality in people over 80 years (207 [32.9%]), men (370 cases [58.7%]), diabetics (182 cases [28.9%]), and people with cardiovascular disease (165 people [26.2%]) was more. In multivariate analysis, patients with a cancer diagnosis had the highest OR of death (OR = 4.03 confidence interval [CI]: 2.56–6.35) (P < 0.001), followed by those with immune deficiency disease (OR = 2.46 CI: 1.07–5.63) (P = 0.03). As the number of comorbidities increased, the risk of death increased in the total population, so that in patients with more than 4 underlying diseases, compared to the group without disease, the chance of death increased 6.33 times. Conclusion: This study showed that people with cancer and chronic respiratory disease had a higher chance of COVID-19 infection. People over the age of 60, people with cancer, and immunodeficiency also had a higher chance of COVID-19 mortalityW.
How to cite this article:
Tavakolifard N, Moeini M, Haddadpoor A, Amini Z, Heidari K, Rezaie M. Epidemiological features of COVID-19 in Iran.J Res Med Sci 2022;27:75-75
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Tavakolifard N, Moeini M, Haddadpoor A, Amini Z, Heidari K, Rezaie M. Epidemiological features of COVID-19 in Iran. J Res Med Sci [serial online] 2022 [cited 2023 May 31 ];27:75-75
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