Diabetes mellitus is associated with increased mortality and severity of disease in COVID-19 pneumonia – A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

• Published in: Diabetes & metabolic syndrome clinical research & reviews Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 395 - 403
• Main Authors: Huang, Ian, Lim, Michael Anthonius, Pranata, Raymond
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2020; Diabetes India. Published by Elsevier Ltd
• Subjects: Age Factors; Betacoronavirus; Comorbidity; Coronavirus; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - mortality; Coronavirus Infections - physiopathology; COVID-19; Diabetes Complications - epidemiology; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology; Diabetes Mellitus - mortality; Diabetes Mellitus - physiopathology; Disease Progression; Humans; Hypertension - epidemiology; MEDLINE; Middle Aged; Mortality; Original; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - mortality; Pneumonia, Viral - physiopathology; Prognosis; PubMed; Respiratory Distress Syndrome - epidemiology; Respiratory Distress Syndrome - physiopathology; Respiratory Distress Syndrome - virology; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Coronavirus; Diabetes mellitus; Mortality

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is chronic conditions with devastating multi-systemic complication and may be associated with severe form of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis in order to investigate the association between DM and poor outcome in patients...