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ArticleVaccines2023

Susceptibility of Diabetic Patients to COVID-19 Infections: Clinico-Hematological and Complications Analysis.

Banan Atwah, Mohammad Shahid Iqbal, Saeed Kabrah, Ahmed Kabrah, Saad Alghamdi, Aisha Tabassum, Mohammed A Baghdadi, Hissah Alzahrani

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Article in Vaccines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Banan AtwahLaboratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-9159-9781
Mohammad Shahid IqbalLaboratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6683-409X
Saeed KabrahLaboratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-2992-8497
Ahmed KabrahLaboratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-3573-0364
Saad AlghamdiLaboratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4532-9128
Aisha TabassumLaboratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed A BaghdadiResearch Center, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Jeddah 23431, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1469-3074
Hissah AlzahraniMathematical Sciences Department, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21955, Saudi Arabia.
Umm al-Qura University · SAKing Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 has become a global health threat resulting in a catastrophic spread and more than 3.8 million deaths worldwide. It has been suggested that there is a negative influence of diabetes mellites (DM), which is a complex chronic disease, on COVID-19 severe outcomes. Other factors in diabetic patients may also contribute to COVID-19 disease outcomes, such as older age, obesity, hyperglycaemia, hypertension, and other chronic conditions.

methodsA cohort study was conducted on the demographics, clinical information, and laboratory findings of the hospitalised COVID-19 with DM and non-DM patients were obtained from the medical records in King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Saudi Arabia.

resultsAmong the study population, 108 patients had DM, and 433 were non-DM patients. Patients with DM were more likely to present symptoms such as fever (50.48%), anorexia (19.51%), dry cough (47.96%), shortness of breath (35.29%), chest pain (16.49%), and other symptoms. There was a significant decrease in the mean of haematological and biochemical parameters, such as haemoglobin, calcium, and alkaline phosphate in people with diabetes compared to non-diabetics and a considerable increase in other parameters, such as glucose, potassium, and cardiac troponin.

conclusionsAccording to the findings of this study, patients who have diabetes have a greater risk of developing more severe symptoms associated with COVID-19 disease. This could result in more patients being admitted to the intensive care unit as well as higher mortality rates.

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