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New Onset of Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Factors among COVID-19 Patients in COVID-19 Care Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2022.

Asaminew Habtamu SaneMigbar Mekonnen SibhatMelsew Getnet TsegawWuletaw Chane ZewdeEdmialem Getahun MesfinHailu Asmare BeyeneTaye Mezgebu AshineKasie Gebeyehu TirunehMelkie Ambaw Mengistie
Published in: Journal of diabetes research (2022)
A significant proportion of COVID-19 patients had been diagnosed with new onset of diabetes mellitus, and new-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus is the most common diabetes mellitus type. Being male, obesity, having a pulmonary embolism, family history of hypertension, and hyperkalemia were independently associated with new onset of diabetes mellitus among COVID-19 patients. Therefore, focused interventions need to be strengthened towards the identified factors.
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