Risks of and risk factors for COVID-19 disease in people with diabetes: a cohort study of the total population of Scotland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We aimed to ascertain the cumulative risk of fatal or critical care unit-treated COVID-19 in people with diabetes and compare it with that of people without diabetes, and to investigate risk factors for and build a cross-validated predictive model of fatal or critical care unit-treated COVID-19 among people with diabetes.

Methods

In this cohort study, we captured the data encompassing the first wave of the pandemic in Scotland, from March 1, 2020, when the first case was identified, to July 31, 2020, when infection rates had dropped sufficiently that shielding measures were officially terminated. The participants were the total population of Scotland, including all people with diabetes who were alive 3 weeks before the start of the pandemic in Scotland (estimated

SUBMITTER: McGurnaghan SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7832778 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature