Long-Term Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Population-Based Study in British Columbia, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To assess the long-term risk of incident type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) following SARS-CoV-2 infection in a large population-based cohort.

Materials and methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all British Columbia residents aged ≥ 18 years tested for SARS-CoV-2 by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) between 1 January 2020 and 31 January 2024. Individuals with pre-existing diabetes or residing in long-term care were excluded. Incident T2DM, identified more than 30 days after testing, was ascertained using a validated administrative algorithm. Inverse probability-weighted cause-specific hazard models estimated adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for incident diabetes, accounting for death as a competing risk. Subgroup analyses examined associat

SUBMITTER: Velasquez Garcia HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12906328 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature