The association between macronutrient intakes and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in an Iranian population: applying a dynamical system model

Table 6 Description of parameters in the dynamical system model

Parameters	Interpretation	Cholesterol	Starch	Fiber	PUFA	Total sugar	Source
\(\mathrm{\alpha }\)	Rate of transmission from S to E₁	0.51	0.32	0.32	0.79	0.54	Data
\(1-\mathrm{\alpha }\)	Rate of transmission from S to E₂	0.48	0.68	0.68	0.21	0.45	Data
\(m\)	The rate of death in susceptible individuals, E₁, E₂ and I₂	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045	0.045	Estimate
\({\gamma }_{1}\)	Rate of transmission from E₁ to I₁	0.094	0.07	0.031	0.13	0.06	Data
\({\gamma }_{2}\)	Rate of transmission from E₁ to I₂	0.74	0.54	0.22	0.86	0.48	Data
\({\gamma }_{3}\)	Rate of transmission from E₂ to I₁	0.0176	0.04	0.082	0.72	0.054	Data
\({\gamma }_{4}\)	Rate of transmission from E₂ to I₂	0.0137	0.33	0.66	0.27	0.0.39	Data
\({\beta }_{1}\)	Rate of transmission from I₁ to H	0.006	0.005	0.05	0.006	0.005	Data
\({\beta }_{2}\)	Rate of transmission from I₁ to OU	0.1069	0.106	0.107	0.09	0.106	Data
\({\beta }_{3}\)	Rate of transmission from I₂ to OU	0.877	0.87	0.88	0.88	0.87	Data

α: Rate of transmission from S to E₁, 1−α: Rate of transmission from S to E₂, m: rate of death in susceptible individuals, \({\gamma }_{1}\): Rate of transmission from E₁ to I₁,\({\gamma }_{2}:\) Rate of transmission from E₁ to I₂, \({\gamma }_{3}\): Rate of transmission from E₂ to I₁, \({\gamma }_{4}:\) Rate of transmission from E₂ to I₂,\({\beta }_{1}:\) Rate of transmission from I₁ to H, \({\beta }_{2}\): Rate of transmission from I₁ to OU, \({\beta }_{3}:\) Rate of transmission from I₂ to OU

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