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. 2020 Sep 17;56(3):2001400.
doi: 10.1183/13993003.01400-2020. Print 2020 Sep.

Socioeconomic correlates of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza H1N1 outbreaks

Jan Christian Kaiser  1 , Georgios T Stathopoulos  2
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Socioeconomic correlates of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza H1N1 outbreaks

Jan Christian Kaiser et al. Eur Respir J. .

Abstract

Geographic disease patterns of the SARS-CoV-2 and the H1N1 influenza pandemics are cross-examined with socioeconomic indices, revealing that the two outbreaks are fundamentally different and that SARS-CoV-2 spread is linked with economic output https://bit.ly/3fqkiyp

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: J.C. Kaiser has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: G.T. Stathopoulos has nothing to disclose.

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FIGURE 1
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and H1N1 influenza pandemics in 27 countries. a) Colour-coded map and legend of the 27 countries analysed on 12 May 2020. b) Heatmap of the correlations observed on 12 May 2020. c–e) Significant bivariate correlations of the SARS-CoV 2 and H1N1 outbreaks with socioeconomic indices. Shown are color-coded raw data points, Pearson's correlation coefficients (R2) and probability values (p), and linear regression lines with 95% confidence intervals (grey zones). GDP: annual gross domestic product. f–h) Crude rates for population-adjusted SARS-CoV-2 deaths and cases and H1N1 deaths in comparison with country-specific rates expected by the preferred general linear model.
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