Research Article

Characteristics, Mortality, and Clinical Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 and Diabetes: A Reference Single-Center Cohort Study from Poland

Table 1

Comparison of basic characteristics and clinical outcomes of DP and nondiabetic patients.

CharacteristicsAllDiabetesNondiabetics valueOR (CI 95% adjusted for age and gender) value

Number519113643827
Age (years)64 (51–74)70 (62–77)62 (47–72)<0.001NANA
Age class >65 years (N (%))2409 (46.4%)869 (63.7%)1540 (40.3%)<0.001NANA
Female (n (%))2348 (45.2%)606 (44.4%)1742 (45.5%)0.506NANA
BMI (kg/m2)28.3 (25.2–32.1)30.0 (26.4–34.6)27.8 (24.7–31.4)<0.001NANA
CVD (n (%))3304 (63.6%)1195 (87.6%)2109 (55.1%)<0.001NANA

Endpoints
In-hospital death (yes (%))957 (18.4%)358 (26.2%)599 (15.7%)<0.0011.22 (1.04–1.43)0.016
Mechanical ventilation (yes (%))643 (12.4%)211 (15.5%)432 (11.3%)<0.0011.33 (1.11–1.60)0.002
Admission to an ICU (n (%))634 (12.2%)214 (15.7%)420 (11%)<0.0011.44 (1.20–1.73)<0.001
Length of hospital stay (days: median (IQR))14 (9–21)15 (10–24)13 (9–20)<0.0011.01 (0.996–1.019)0.226

Data are presented as median (Q1–Q3) or N (%); BMI, body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease: ischemic heart disease including the history of myocardial infarction, and cerebrovascular disease including the history of stroke, heart failure, arterial hypertension, atrial fibrillation; ICU, intensive care unit. Data available, N = 2403.