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COVID-19 outcomes in people with diabetes in Wales: a secondary analysis of the ABCD audit
British Journal of Diabetes ; 21(2):222-227, 2021.
Article in English | Web of Science | ID: covidwho-1579705
ABSTRACT

Background:

People with diabetes and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have a significantly greater risk of death and/or intensive care unit (KU) admission. The Association of British Clinical Diabetologists (ABCD) recently audited out- comes for people hospitalised in the UK with diabetes and COVID-19.

Methods:

The ABCD COVID-19 and diabetes audit was a retrospective audit of patients admitted to UK hospitals with diabetes and COVID-19 between March and December 2020. Data related to patients admitted in Wales were compared with patients admitted in England and Scotland.

Results:

In Wales, 40/82 (48.7%) patients with diabetes had COVID-19-related mortality compared with 1,149/2,916 (39.1%) in the UK group (p=0.08). The Welsh cohort were more likely to be Caucasian, have a higher body mass index and HbA1c, be diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy and prescribed a sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor or insulin than those in England and Scotland. Patients admitted to the ICU in Wales were more likely to be male and have type 2 diabetes.

Conclusions:

Patients admitted to hospital with diabetes and COVID-19 in Wales had a poorer outcome compared with England and Scotland. This disparity may reflect social inequality, differences in cardiovascular risk factors and/or differences in diabetes medications between hospitalised patients in Wales and the UK.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Web of Science Language: English Journal: British Journal of Diabetes Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Web of Science Language: English Journal: British Journal of Diabetes Year: 2021 Document Type: Article