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Diabetes mellitus association with coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID ‐19) severity and mortality: A pooled analysis

Carl J. LavieFabian Sanchis-gomarFabian Sanchis-gomarGaurav AggarwalGiuseppe LippiBrandon Michael Henry

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AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorsAdolescentendocrine system diseasesEndocrinology Diabetes and MetabolismPneumonia Viralcoronavirus030209 endocrinology & metabolismDisease030204 cardiovascular system & hematologymedicine.disease_causeRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexCOVID-19 coronavirus diabetes mellitusBetacoronavirusYoung Adult03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineCOVID‐19Risk FactorsCause of DeathInternal medicineDiabetes mellitusPandemicSeverity of illnessResearch LetterHumansMedicineYoung adultPandemicsAgedCoronavirusCause of deathAged 80 and overSARS-CoV-2business.industryCOVID-19Middle AgedPrognosismedicine.diseaseResearch LettersHost-Pathogen Interactionsdiabetes mellitusFemaleCoronavirus InfectionsbusinessRisk assessment

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Highlights There are ~ 2-fold increased odds of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and a ~ 2-fold increased risk of odds of mortality in patients with history of diabetes mellitus compared to those without diabetes mellitus. Patients with a history of diabetes mellitus should be closely monitored if they get infected with COVID-19. Results of meta-analysis showing association of diabetes mellitus with severity (Panel A) of disease and mortality (Panel B) in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

10.1111/1753-0407.13091http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1753-0407.13091