Clinical characteristics and short term outcomes after recovery from COVID-19 in patients with and without diabetes in Bangladesh.
Diabetes Metab Syndr
; 14(6): 2031-2038, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-893726
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:
This study investigated the clinical manifestations, outcomes and long-term complications of COVID-19 inpatients in southern part of Bangladesh while emphasizing on individuals having diabetes.METHODS:
A cross-sectional study was conducted for a sample of COVID-19 inpatients across four different hospitals of Bangladesh between April 1and June 30, 2020. Variation in clinical characteristics, contact history, comorbidities, treatment patterns, and immediate post COVID complications were investigated.RESULTS:
There were 734 COVID-19 presentations in this study of which 19.8% of patients had diabetes and 76% of the COVID-19 patients were male. Among biochemical parameters, plasma glucose, D-dimer, and Troponin-I levels were significantly elevated amidst the cohort with diabetes. The frequency of patients requiring insulin increased threefold during infection with SARS CoV-2. 1.4% patients developed new onset of diabetes mellitus. A number of COVID-19 patients with diabetes have been suffering from complications post-recovery including pain, discomfort, and sleep disturbance.CONCLUSION:
Individuals with diabetes have experienced a severe manifestation of COVID-19 and post disease complications. Further in-depth studies focused on larger sample sizes are entailed to assess the relationships elaborately.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Recovery of Function
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Diabetes Mellitus
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Diabetes Metab Syndr
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.dsx.2020.10.016
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