Newly diagnosed diabetes vs. pre-existing diabetes upon admission for COVID-19: Associated factors, short-term outcomes, and long-term glycemic phenotypes.
J Diabetes Complications
; 36(4): 108145, 2022 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1665158
ABSTRACT
AIMS:
High rates of newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus (NDDM) have been reported in association with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). Factors associated with NDDM and long-term glycemic outcomes are not known.METHODS:
Retrospective review of individuals admitted with COVID-19 and diabetes mellitus (DM; based on labs, diagnoses, outpatient insulin use, or severe inpatient hyperglycemia) between March and September 2020, with follow-up through July 2021.RESULTS:
Of 1902 individuals admitted with COVID-19, 594 (31.2%) had DM; 77 (13.0%) of these had NDDM. Compared to pre-existing DM, NDDM was more common in younger patients and less common in those of non-Hispanic White race/ethnicity. Glycemic parameters were lower and inflammatory markers higher in patients with NDDM. In adjusted models, NDDM was associated with lower insulin requirements, longer length of stay, and intensive care unit admission but not death. Of 64 survivors with NDDM, 36 (56.3%) continued to have DM, 26 (40.6%) regressed to normoglycemia or pre-diabetes, and 2 were unable to be classified at a median follow-up of 323 days.CONCLUSIONS:
Diabetes diagnosed at COVID-19 presentation is associated with lower glucose but higher inflammatory markers and ICU admission, suggesting stress hyperglycemia as a major physiologic mechanism. Approximately half of such individuals experience regression of DM.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diabetes Mellitus
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COVID-19
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Hyperglycemia
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:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Diabetes Complications
Journal subject:
Endocrinology
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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