Indirect Impact of the COVID‐19 Pandemic on All‐Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease Among People With Diabetes Mellitus From Korea and Hong Kong: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis
The outbreak disrupted healthcare utilization among people with DM, leading to a temporary decline in CVD diagnoses. In Hong Kong, CVD incidence normalized in 2021, while in Korea, the continued increase in CVD incidence may be related to sustained care disruption.
Authors
- Yu Shin Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2625-1188)
- Cindy Lo Kuen Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7536-8481)
- Eric Yuk Fai Wan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6275-1147)
- Hin Moi Youn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9393-5889)
- Jianchao Quan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8386-8512)
- Zhuoran Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6398-9229)
- Eun‐Cheol Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2306-5398)
Institutions
- Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Yonsei University (KR)
- Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HK)
- University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital (CN)
- Yonsei University Health System (KR)
- Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health (HK)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71291
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Korea Health Industry Development Institute