August 14, 2020

Associations of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes with COVID-19-Related Mortality in England: A Whole-Population Study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• A study of all adults registered with a general practice in England (n=61,414,470) found a 2.9-fold higher likelihood of in-hospital COVID-19 related death among those with for type 1 diabetes and 1.8-fold higher likelihood among those with type 2 diabetes compared to other patients, after adjustment for confounders. The unadjusted risk difference for COVID-19 related mortality was 111 per 100,000 for type 1 diabetes and 233 per 100,000 for type 2 diabetes.  

Barron et al. (Aug 2020). Associations of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes with COVID-19-Related Mortality in England: A Whole-Population Study. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(20)30272-2