Impact of newly diagnosed diabetes on coronavirus disease 2019 severity and hyperglycemia.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

Diabetes is associated with poor clinical outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, the impact of newly diagnosed diabetes on prognosis has not been clarified. The objective of this study was to show the features and outcome of COVID-19 patients with newly diagnosed diabetes in Japan.

Materials and methods

We retrospectively analyzed 62 patients with diabetes hospitalized for COVID-19 between 1 April and 18 August 2021 at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine in Tokyo, Japan. We evaluated the worst severity of COVID-19 and plasma blood glucose levels in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes or pre-existing diabetes.

Results

This study included 62 confirmed COVID-19 patients with diabetes, including 19 (30.6%) patients wi

SUBMITTER: Uchihara M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9153833 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature