Research Article
New Onset of Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Factors among COVID-19 Patients in COVID-19 Care Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2022
Table 2
The result of a laboratory investigation of the study participants at the COVID-19 care center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2022 (
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| | Parameter | Category | Diabetes mellitus | Total | | New-onset | Not new-onset |
| | Potassium | ≤3.5 mEq/l | 18 (26.1%0 | 51 (73.9%) | 69 (28.3%) | | 3.51-5 mEq/l | 47 (29.9%) | 110 (70.1%) | 157 (64.3%) | | ≥5 mEq/l | 11 (61.1%) | 7 (38.9%) | 18 (7.3%) |
| | BUN | <21 mg/dl | 0 | 13 (100%) | 13 (5.3%) | | ≥21 mg/dl | 76 (32.9%) | 155 (67.1%) | 231 (94.6%) |
| | Sodium | ≤35 mEq/l | 22 (25.0%0 | 66 (75%) | 88 (36.1%) | | >35 mEq/l | 54 (34.6%) | 102 (65.5%) | 156 (63.9%) |
| | Creatinine | ≤1.2 mg/dl | 70 (32.0%) | 149 (68%) | 219 (89.7%) | | ≥1.21 mg/dl | 6 (24.0%) | 19 (76.0% | 25 (10.2%) |
| | Cholesterol (hyperlipidemia) | ≤200 mg/dl | 20 (35.1%) | 37 (64.9%) | 57 (23.3%) | | >200 mg/dl | 56 (29.9%) | 131 (70.1%) | 187 (76.6%) |
| | Albumin | ≤3.4 mg/dl | 47 (25%) | 141 (75%) | 188 (77%) | | >3.4 mg/dl | 14 (25%) | 42 (75%) | 56 (22.9%) |
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Key: BUN: blood urea nitrogen.
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