COVID-19 In-Hospital Mortality in People with Diabetes Is Driven by Comorbidities and Age-Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of Austrian National Public Health Institute Data.
Faisal AzizFelix AbererAlexander BräuerChristian CiardiMartin ClodiPeter FaschingMario KarolyiAlexandra Kautzky-WillerCarmen KlammerOliver MalleErich PawelkaThomas R PieberSlobodan PericClaudia RessMichael SchranzCaren SourijLars StechemesserHarald StinglHannah StöcherThomas StulnigNorbert TripoltMichael WagnerPeter WolfAndreas ZitterlAlexander Christian ReisingerJolanta M Siller-MatulaMichael HummerOthmar MoserDirk von-LewinskiPhilipp EllerSusanne KaserHarald SourijPublished in: Viruses (2021)
People with diabetes were more likely to be admitted to ICU compared to those without diabetes. However, advanced age and comorbidities rather than diabetes itself were associated with increased in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients.