May 11, 2021

Severe COVID-19 in People with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Sweden: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics, diabetes, risk factors

• Type 2 diabetes was associated with increased risk of COVID-19-related hospitalization (HR=2.22), admission to ICU (HR=2.49), and death (HR=2.19) in a nationwide study in Sweden that compared adult patients with type 2 diabetes (n=44,639) to age- and sex-matched controls. Risks for COVID-19 related outcomes remained independently associated with type 2 diabetes after further adjustment for sociodemographic factors, pharmacological treatment, and comorbidities. In contrast to type 2 diabetes, there was no independent risk persisting for type 1 diabetes after adjustment for confounding factors.

Rawshani et al. (Apr 30, 2021). Severe COVID-19 in People with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes in Sweden: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100105