Open AccessDiabetic patients with COVID-19 need more attention and better glycemic control
Author(s) -
Mengyi Xu,
Wenjie Yang,
Tao Huang,
Jun Zhou
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9358
DOI - 10.4239/wjd.v11.i12.644
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , comorbidity , glycemic , logistic regression , disease , univariate analysis , covid-19 , type 2 diabetes , multivariate analysis , infectious disease (medical specialty) , endocrinology
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic disease spreading all over the world and has aroused global concerns. The increasing mortality has revealed its severity. It is important to distinguish severe patients and provide appropriate treatment and care to prevent damages. Diabetes is reported to be a common comorbidity in COVID-19 patients and associated with higher mortality. We attempted to clarify the relationship between diabetes and COVID-19 patients' severity.