Non-communicable Diseases’ Contribution to the COVID-19 Mortality: A Global Warning on the Emerging Syndemics

Sina Azadnajafabad ¹, Erfan Ghasemi ¹, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam ¹, Negar Rezaei ^1,2, Farshad Farzadfar ^1,2^*

¹ Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
² Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

*Corresponding Author: *Corresponding Author: Farshad Farzadfar, MD, MPH, MHS, DSc, Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Address: No. 10, Al-e-Ahmad and Chamran Highway intersection, Tehran, Iran. Postal code: 1411713136; Tel/Fax: +982188631293; E-mail: , Email: f-farzadfar@tums.ac.ir

Cite this article as: Azadnajafabad S, Ghasemi E, Saeedi Moghaddam S, Rezaei N, Farzadfar F. Non-communicable diseases’ contribution to the COVID-19 mortality: a global warning on the emerging syndemics. Arch Iran Med. Arch Iran Med. 2021;24(5):445-446. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.63