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. 2020 Jun 6;2(4):265–272. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.06.003

Table 2.

Spearman correlation coefficients

Variable 1. COVID-19 CFR 2. COVID-19 test rate 3. UHC index 4. Proportion of the population 65 years old or older 5. Proportion of the population with CVD
  • 1.

    COVID-19 CFR

 --
  • 2.

    COVID-19 test rate

 −0.10 (P = 0.44) --
  • 3.

    UHC index

 0.27 (P = 0.03) 0.53 (P < 0.0001) --
  • 4.

    Proportion of the pop 65 years old or older

 0.43 (P = 0.0005) 0.37 (P = 0.003) 0.58 (P < 0.0001) --
  • 5.

    Proportion of the pop with CVD

 0.40 (P = 0.001) 0.43 (P = 0.0005) 0.52 (P < 0.0001) 0.93 (P < 0.0001) --

Coefficients are reported as ρ. UHC service coverage index for Taiwan was unavailable so the UHC service coverage index for China was used. Sample size of 63.

CFR, case fatality rate; CVD, cardiovascular disease including stroke; pop, population; UHC, universal health coverage.