Diabetes and covid-19: more than the sum of two morbidities.
Rev Saude Publica
; 54: 54, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-537882
ABSTRACT
The coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic has caused a public health emergency worldwide. Risk, severity and mortality of the disease have been associated with non-communicable chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus. Accumulated evidence has caused great concern in countries with high prevalence of this morbidity, such as Brazil. This text shows the picture of diabetes in Brazil, followed by epidemiological data and explanatory hypothesis for the association between diabetes and covid-19. We emphasized how the burden of these two morbidities in a middle-income country has aggravated this pandemic scenario. The comprehension of this association and biological plausibility may help face this pandemic and future challenges.
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- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7243859
- https://dx.doi.org/10.11606/s1518-8787.2020054002577
- http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&nrm=iso&lng=pt&tlng=pt&pid=S0034-89102020000100603
- http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&nrm=iso&lng=pt&tlng=pt&pid=S0034-89102020000100603
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Diabetes Complications
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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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:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev Saude Publica
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S1518-8787.2020054002577
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