Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T1 |
0-123 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Mortality from respiratory infections and chronic non-communicable diseases before the COVID-19 pandemic in Cali, Colombia. |
T2 |
124-137 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Introduction: |
T3 |
138-190 |
Sentence |
denotes |
The COVID-19 disease pandemic is a health emergency. |
T4 |
191-354 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Older people and those with chronic noncommunicable diseases are more likely to develop serious illnesses, require ventilatory support, and die from complications. |
T5 |
355-365 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Objective: |
T6 |
366-519 |
Sentence |
denotes |
To establish deaths from respiratory infections and some chronic non-communicable diseases that occurred in Cali, before the SARS-CoV-2 disease pandemic. |
T7 |
520-528 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Methods: |
T8 |
529-678 |
Sentence |
denotes |
During the 2003-2019 period, 207,261 deaths were registered according to the general mortality database of the Municipal Secretary of Health of Cali. |
T9 |
679-808 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Deaths were coded with the International Classification of Diseases and causes of death were grouped according to WHO guidelines. |
T10 |
809-882 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Rates were standardized by age and are expressed per 100,000 people-year. |
T11 |
883-891 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Results: |
T12 |
892-1021 |
Sentence |
denotes |
A direct relationship was observed between aging and mortality from respiratory infections and chronic non-communicable diseases. |
T13 |
1022-1120 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Age-specific mortality rates were highest in those older than 80 years for all diseases evaluated. |
T14 |
1121-1191 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Seasonal variation was evident in respiratory diseases in the elderly. |
T15 |
1192-1201 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Comments: |
T16 |
1202-1423 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Estimates of mortality rates from respiratory infections and chronic non-communicable diseases in Cali provide the baseline that will serve as a comparison to estimate the excess mortality caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
T17 |
1424-1596 |
Sentence |
denotes |
Health authorities and decision makers should be guided by reliable estimates of mortality and of the proportion of infected people who die from SARS-CoV-2 virus infection. |