August 18, 2020

Risk Factors for COVID-19-Related Mortality in People with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in England: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• Analysis of a cohort study of people diagnosed with type 1 and type 2 diabetes registered with a general practice in England found that weekly death registrations in the first 19 weeks of 2020 exceeded corresponding 3-year weekly averages by 51% among people with type 1 diabetes and by 64% among people with type 2 diabetes. Male sex, older age, renal impairment, non-white ethnicity, socioeconomic deprivation, and prior cardiovascular disease was associated with increased COVID-19 related mortality. 

Holman et al. (Aug 13, 2020). Risk Factors for COVID-19-Related Mortality in People with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in England: A Population-Based Cohort Study. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(20)30271-0