October 26, 2020

Type 2 Diabetes and COVID-19–Related Mortality in the Critical Care Setting: A National Cohort Study in England, March–July 2020

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): risk factors

Results from a national cohort study in England indicated that type 2 diabetes may be an independent prognostic factor for death in people with severe COVID-19 requiring critical care treatment. Young people were found to have the greatest risk increase associated with type 2 diabetes. While patients with type 2 diabetes across all ages were at increased risk of death (aHR = 1.23), the relative mortality risk associated with type 2 diabetes decreased with higher age (age 18–49 years aHR = 1.50, age 50–64 years aHR = 1.29, and age ≥65 years aHR = 1.18). 

Dennis et al. (Oct 23, 2020). Type 2 Diabetes and COVID-19–Related Mortality in the Critical Care Setting: A National Cohort Study in England, March–July 2020. Diabetes Care. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc20-1444