FIGURE 2.
Positive correlations between estimated national alpha‐1 antitrypsin deficiency allele frequencies and COVID‐19 fatality rates per 1000 population. The Pearson correlation of R = 0.54 (P = 1.98e‐6) suggests an association of national rates of alpha‐1 antitrypsin deficiency with the national rates of COVID‐19 fatalities. Only countries with a population larger than a million are included. Highlighted region represents the 95% confidence interval