Is newly diagnosed diabetes a stronger risk factor than pre-existing diabetes for COVID-19 severity?

J Diabetes. 2021 Feb;13(2):177-178. doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.13125. Epub 2020 Nov 9.

Authors

Thirunavukkarasu Sathish¹, Gabrielli T de Mello², Yingting Cao³

Affiliations

¹ Population Health Research Institute (PHRI), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² Research Center for Physical Activity and Health (NuPAF), Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil.
³ Non Communicable Disease Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 33107708
DOI: 10.1111/1753-0407.13125

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; mortality; newly diagnosed diabetes; severe illness.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

COVID-19*
Diabetes Mellitus*
Humans
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2