Clinical Findings in Diabetes Mellitus Patients with COVID-19
Table 1
Comparisons between COVID-19 patients with DM and without DM.
Total ()
DM ()
Non-DM ()
Age, years
45.2 (1-84)
62.1 (42-76)
43.8 (1-84)
<0.0001
Sex
Male
122 (50.6%)
9 (47.4%)
113 (50.9%)
0.768
Female
119 (49.4%)
10 (52.6%)
109 (49.1%)
Wuhan exposure
118 (49.0%)
10 (52.6%)
108 (48.6%)
0.739
Comorbidity
80 (33.2%)
14 (73.7%)
66 (29.7%)
<0.0001
Hypertension
36 (14.9%)
12 (63.2%)
24 (10.8%)
<0.0001
Coronary heart disease
9 (3.7%)
3 (15.8%)
6 (2.7%)
0.024
Chronic liver disease
11 (4.6%)
3 (15.8%)
8 (3.6%)
0.061
Cerebral infarction
7 (2.9%)
1 (5.3%)
6 (2.7%)
1.000
Admission symptoms
Cough
132 (54.8%)
9 (47.4%)
123 (55.4%)
0.499
Dyspnea
27 (11.2%)
5 (26.3%)
22 (9.9%)
0.072
Fevera
169 (70.1%)
13(68.4%)
156 (70.3%)
0.866
Highest temperature, °C
37.9 (36.1-40.3)
37.9 (36.1-39.3)
37.9 (36.4-40.3)
0.946
Admission measures
Proteinuria
21 (8.7%)
8 (42.1%)
13 (5.9%)
<0.0001
White blood cell count, ×109/L
5.1 (0.8-19.0)
5.7 (0.8-12.0)
5.1 (1.8-19.0)
0.297
Neutrophil count, ×109/L
3.4 (0.3-17.4)
4.2 (0.7-11.1)
3.3 (0.3-17.4)
0.109
Lymphocyte count, ×109/L
1.3 (0.1-9.5)
1.1 (0.1-3.0)
1.4 (0.2-9.5)
0.210
Creatinine, μmol/L
59.9 (7.8-492.2)
69.3 (34.3-255.7)
59.1 (7.8-492.2)
0.264
Blood urea nitrogen, mmol/l
4.9 (1.4-16.9)
5.8 (3.0-16.9)
4.8 (1.4-14.7)
0.225
ALT, U/L
22.8 (4.9-87.7)
23.4 (8.1-68.4)
22.7 (4.9-87.7)
0.824
AST, U/L
27.3 (5.5-82.0)
28.4 (14.5-52.6)
27.2 (5.5-82.0)
0.669
Creatine kinase, U/L
113.9 (9.3-1313.8)
108.3 (9.3-501.9)
114.4 (22.7-1313.8)
0.863
Lactate dehydrogenase, U/L
190.7 (82.5-539.9)
200.8 (120.7-319.4)
189.8 (82.5-539.9)
0.552
D-dimer, μg/ml
0.8 (0.0-12.6)
1.1 (0.1-6.5)
0.79 (0.0-12.6)
0.496
C-creative protein, mg/L
27.3 (0.1-106.2)
44.8 (1.0-80.3)
25.8 (0.1-106.2)
0.003
Bilateral pneumonia
171 (71.0%)
14 (73.7%)
157 (70.7%)
0.785
ICU admission
42 (17.4%)
7 (36.8%)
35 (15.8%)
0.045
Time from symptoms onset to admission, days
6.2 (1-30)
6.4 (1-15)
6.2 (1-30)
0.867
Time from symptoms onset to negative RT-PCR result, days
15.9 (3-50)
22.6 (8-50)
14.3 (3-38)
0.004
Death
2 (0.8%)
0
2 (0.9%)
1.000
Data are presented as mean (range) or (%). Abbreviations: DM: diabetes mellitus; ICU: intensive care unit; RT-PCR: reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase. aDefined as a axillary temperature of greater than 37.3°C.
