Research Article

Differences in the Clinical and Hematological Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients with and without Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients with and without T2D infected with COVID-19.

VariablesNDM group ()T2D group () value

Age (year)
 Age median (IQR), years59.70 (30-86)60.45 (38-88)0.83
Sex
 Female, (%)21/40 (52.50%)21/40 (52.50%)1.00
Clinical classification
 Mild type, (%)80/164 (48.78%)12/40 (30.00%)0.03
 Moderate type, (%)71/164 (43.29%)18/40 (45.00%)0.84
 Severe cases, (%)12/164 (7.31%)9/40 (22.50%)0.01
 Critically ill type, (%)1/164 (0.60%)1/40 (2.50%)≤0.001
Comorbidities at admission
 Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, (%)18/40 (45.00%)20/40 (50.00%)0.65
 Digestive system disease, (%)2/40 (5.00%)1/40 (2.50%)0.91
 Respiratory system diseases, (%)3/40 (0.75%)2/40 (5.00%)0.98
 Nervous system diseases, (%)1/40 (2.50%)1/40 (2.50%)1.00
 Malignant tumor, (%)0/40 (0.00%)1/40 (2.50%)0.91
 Chronic kidney disease, (%)6/40 (15.00%)5/40 (12.50%)0.56
 Chronic liver disease, (%)1/40 (2.50%)1/40 (2.50%)1.00
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, (%)1/40 (2.50%)1/40 (2.50%)1.00
 HIV infection, (%)0/40 (0.00%)0/40 (0.00%)1.00

values indicate differences between T2D patients and NDM patients. was considered statistically significant.