Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 test positivity in Mexico: A propensity score matched study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

We sought to investigate whether individuals with diabetes have a higher likelihood of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, as a proxy for infection risk, than individuals without diabetes.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study of publicly available data among a Mexican population, totaling 2,314,022 adults ≥ 18 years who underwent SARS-CoV-2 testing between March 1 and December 20, 2020. We used 1:1 nearest neighborhood propensity score matching by diabetes status to account for confounding among those with and without diabetes.

Results

In the overall study population, 1,057,779 (45.7%) individuals tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and 270,486 (11.7%) self-reported diabetes. After propensity score matching, patient characteristics were well-balanced, with 150,48

SUBMITTER: Seiglie JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8331361 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature