Factors contributing to poor COVID-19 outcomes in diabetic patients: Findings from a single-center cohort study

ABSTRACT: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a frequent comorbidity in patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The risk of developing severe or critical COVID-19 and higher mortality was observed to be increased in diabetic patients hospitalized due to COVID-19. In this study we aimed to find out the impact of clinical characteristics, comorbidities, laboratory results, and complications on the outcomes of diabetic patients hospitalized due to COVID-19. This article is a retrospective cohort study that include diabetic patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection. A definition of diabetes was based on the past history of diabetes or if the HbA1c was 6.5% or higher. Demographics, clinical characteristics, comorbidities, laboratory results, and complications were extracted from the electronic medical rec

SUBMITTER: Al-Azzam N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10470961 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature