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European Journal of Applied Sciences – Vol. 12, No. 6
Publication Date: December 25, 2024
DOI:10.14738/aivp.126.18030.
Cornelli, U., Algeri, F., Brignoli, A., Carra, P., Cere, L., Consoli, C., Corrioni, E., Corti, V., Deola, E., Bambi, N., Goldonetto, G., Grechi,
M., Lecchi, F., Leporati, A., Lorenzin, C., Maggioni, L., Manenti, A., Marinelli, M., Pagani, A., Palin, L., Passi, M., Pozza, A., Ruggieri,
M., Sala, G., Santagiuliana, G., Selmo, M., & Zanotti, N. (2024). The Increase of Chronic Diseases Death During Covid-19 Outbreak
in Italy: The Effect of Vaccinations. European Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol - 12(6). 621-629.
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The Increase of Chronic Diseases Death During Covid-19
Outbreak in Italy: The Effect of Vaccinations
Cornelli, Umberto
Loyola University School of Medicine - Chicago;
Piazza E. Novelli 5 20129 Milan, Italy
Algieri, Francesco
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Brignoli, Andrea
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Carra, Pietro
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Cere, Luca
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Consoli, Chiara
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Corrioni, Elena
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Corti, Vanessa
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Deola, Elisa
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Ndeye, Bambi
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
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Goldonetto, Gaia
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Grechi, Marta
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Lecchi, Fipippo
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Leporati, Alyssa
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Lorenzin, Chiara
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Maggioni, Lisa
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Manenti, Alessio
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Marinelli, Marta
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Pagani, Anna
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Palin, Lorenzo
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Passi, Mattia
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Pozza, Arianna
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
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Leporati, A., Lorenzin, C., Maggioni, L., Manenti, A., Marinelli, M., Pagani, A., Palin, L., Passi, M., Pozza, A., Ruggieri, M., Sala, G., Santagiuliana, G.,
Selmo, M., & Zanotti, N. (2024). The Increase of Chronic Diseases Death During Covid-19 Outbreak in Italy: The Effect of Vaccinations. European
Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol - 12(6). 621-629.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/aivp.126.18030
Ruggieri, Matteo
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Sala, Gabriele
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Santagiuliana, Gabriel
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Selmo, Matilde
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
Zanotti, Nicole
ITS Nuove tecnologie della Vita,
Viale Europa 15, 20145 Bergamo, Italy
ABSTRACT
Background: In Italy Covid-19 increased the Standardized Death Rate (SDR) of some
chronic diseases Objective: to assess the modification of chronic diseases SDR due
to Covid-19 in 2020 and in 2021 following the first year of vaccination in the 20
Italian Regions. Methods: The SDR of 59 most common diseases was analyzed
according to the data recorded by ISTAT (Istituto Italiano di Statistica) in the 20
Italian Regions. The period between 2017 and 2021 was considered. The
differences among years were calculated according to the ANOVA and Tukey test
calculation. Results: The SDR of only 14 diseases was modified during the Covid-19
outbreak. For 8 diseases it increased: type II diabetes, other metabolic illnesses,
blood disorders, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, other neurological diseases, genito- urinary and not definable diseases. No differences were found in 4 diseases: mental
disorders, cerebrovascular, myocardial and respiratory diseases. A significant
decrease was shown for infection and parasitic diseases and malignant cancers. The
total of SDR in 2019 was 82.1 ± 5.66 x 104 while in 2020 and 2021 was respectively
92.8 ± 7.25 and 89.7 ± 6.84 x 104. Vaccinations in 2021 were effective only in
reducing Alzheimer’s, myocardial and respiratory diseases. Conclusions: Covid-19
outbreak in 2020 was increasing deaths in subjects suffering from type II diabetes,
other metabolic, blood disorders, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, other neurological,
genito-urinary, and not definable diseases. The vaccinations were flattening only
the Alzheimer’s, myocardial and respiratory diseases.
Keywords: Standard Death Rate, Covid-19, chronic diseases, vaccination.
INTRODUCTION
Globally, for the period from January 2020 to December 2021 an estimated excess of deaths of
14.83 million (uncertainty interval 13.23-14.83 million) was reported by the WHO [1].