Clinical characteristics and acute complication of COVID-19 patients with diabetes: a multicenter, retrospective study in Southern China
Xiao-Ying Zhou, Shao-Feng Huang, Jun-Xu Lin, Hai-Ni Zhi, Lu Xiao, Xiang-Zhu Wang, Kai-Heng Guo, Lin Zhou, Tao Long, Hui-Min You, Ming-Run Lin, Xiang-Ya Luo, Wei-Ping Sun, Chun-Ping Zeng
Frontiers in Endocrinology, doi:10.3389/fendo.2023.1237832
This study aims to describe the clinical characteristics, laboratory data and complications of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) since epidemic prevention and control optimization was adjusted in December 2022 in China. Methods: This retrospective multicenter study included 298 patients with confirmed type 2 diabetes mellitus with or without COVID-19. We collected data from the first wave of the pandemic in The Fifth Affiliated
Ethics statement The studies involving humans were approved by the Fifth Affiliated of Guangzhou Medical University Research Ethics Committee (GYWY-L2023-64). The studies were conducted in accordance with the local legislation and institutional requirements. The participants provided their written informed consent to participate in this study.
Author contributions C-pZ and W-pS performed the general development and design of the study and contributed to critical revisions. X-yZ is the first author who contributed to the design, statistical analysis and manuscript writing of the study. S-fH wrote sections of the manuscript. S-fH, J-xL, H-nZ, LX, X-zW, K-hG, LZ, TL, H-mY, M-rL, and X-yL contributed to data collection and helped perform the analysis with constructive discussion. All authors contributed to the article and approved the submitted version.
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