- 18% of all patients had the composite endpoint
- Odds ratio influenced by age (higher age, lower ratio)
- Diabetes was observed to be associated with both mortality of and severe COVID-19 with a pooled odds ratio of 1.90 and 2.75 respectively. 
- Patients with diabetes and COVID-19 have shown a two-fold increase in mortality and severity compared to non-diabetics
- Further studies need to be conducted to better understand this relationship


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Summary of Is Diabetes Mellitus Associated with Mortality and Severity of COVID-19? A Meta-analysis

- Searched for case-control studies published between January 1 and April 22, 2020 in PubMed database
- 33 observational studies including 16,003 adult patients were investigated
- 54% of the population was composed of males
- Average age was 52.6±17.4 years.
- 1724 patients had diabetes
- Composite endpoint for survival vs. mortality studies was mortality
- Other studies’ endpoints include: invasive ventilation, ICU care, etc.

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