Risk factor associations for severe COVID-19, influenza and pneumonia in people with diabetes to inform future pandemic preparations: UK population-based cohort study.
Rhian HopkinsKatherine G YoungNicholas J ThomasJames GodwinDaniyal RajaBilal A MateenRobert J ChallenSebastian J VollmerBeverley M ShieldsAndrew P McGovernRaphael SonabendPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
Clinical risk factors of high HbA1c and severe obesity are consistently associated with severe outcomes from COVID-19, influenza and pneumonia, especially in younger people. In contrast, associations with sociodemographic risk factors differed by type of respiratory infection. This emphasises that risk stratification should be specific to individual respiratory infections.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- type diabetes
- early onset
- cardiovascular disease
- metabolic syndrome
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- magnetic resonance imaging
- glycemic control
- respiratory tract
- body mass index
- computed tomography
- physical activity
- adipose tissue
- community acquired pneumonia
- contrast enhanced