The association of diabetes and the prognosis of COVID-19 patients: A retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This study evaluated the impact of previous glycemic control and in-hospital use of antidiabetic/antihypertensive drugs on the prognosis of COVID-19 patients with diabetes.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, consecutive inpatients with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 were enrolled from Tongji Hospital (Wuhan, China). Patients without diabetes were matched to those with diabetes based on age, sex, and comorbidities. All patients were followed up to a clinical endpoint (discharge, worsening including transferring to ICU or immediate death). Data and outcomes were extracted from medical records and analyzed.

Results

64 patients with pre-existing diabetes were included in this study, with 128 matched patients without diabetes included as a control group. Patie

SUBMITTER: Liu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7445120 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature