Diabetes and Covid-19 among hospitalized patients in Saudi Arabia: a single-centre retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information on the clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized Covid-19 patients with or without diabetes mellitus (DM) is limited in the Arab region. This study aims to fill this gap.

Methods

In this single-center retrospective study, medical records of hospitalized adults with confirmed Covid-19 [RT-PCR positive for SARS-CoV2] at King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC)-King Khaled University Hospital (KKUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from May to July 2020 were analyzed. Clinical, radiological and serological information, as well as outcomes were recorded and analyzed.

Results

A total of 439 patients were included (median age 55 years; 68.3% men). The most prevalent comorbidities were vitamin D deficiency (74.7%), DM (68.3%), hypertension (42.6%) an

SUBMITTER: Alguwaihes AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7718833 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature