Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in hospitalized patients with and without diabetes.
Diabetes Metab Res Rev
; 37(3): e3388, 2021 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1135090
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a rapidly progressing pandemic, with four million confirmed cases and 280 000 deaths at the time of writing. Some studies have suggested that diabetes is associated with a greater risk of developing severe forms of COVID-19. The primary objective of the present study was to compare the clinical features and outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with vs without diabetes.METHODS:
All consecutive adult patients admitted to Amiens University Hospital (Amiens, France) with confirmed COVID-19 up until April 21st, 2020, were included. The composite primary endpoint comprised admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) and death. Both components were also analysed separately in a logistic regression analysis and a Cox proportional hazards model.RESULTS:
A total of 433 patients (median age 72; 238 (55%) men; diabetes 115 (26.6%)) were included. Most of the deaths occurred in non-ICU units and among older adults. Multivariate analyses showed that diabetes was associated neither with the primary endpoint (odds ratio (OR) 1.12; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.66-1.90) nor with mortality (hazard ratio 0.73; 95%CI 0.40-1.34) but was associated with ICU admission (OR 2.06; 95%CI 1.09-3.92, P = .027) and a longer length of hospital stay. Age was negatively associated with ICU admission and positively associated with death.CONCLUSIONS:
Diabetes was prevalent in a quarter of the patients hospitalized with COVID-19; it was associated with a greater risk of ICU admission but not with a significant elevation in mortality. Further investigation of the relationship between COVID-19 severity and diabetes is warranted.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diabetes Mellitus
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COVID-19
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Hospitalization
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Intensive Care Units
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Diabetes Metab Res Rev
Journal subject:
Endocrinology
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Metabolism
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Dmrr.3388
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