174-LB: Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Long-COVID-19—A Scoping Review
Background: Diabetes is a key risk factor for severe COVID-19 (i.e., hospitalization, mortality) . Whether diabetes is also a risk factor for post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) , also known as long COVID, is unknown. Methods: We conducted a scoping literature review on January 27, 2022 using the...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Diabetes (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2022-06, Vol.71 (Supplement_1) |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background: Diabetes is a key risk factor for severe COVID-19 (i.e., hospitalization, mortality) . Whether diabetes is also a risk factor for post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) , also known as long COVID, is unknown.
Methods: We conducted a scoping literature review on January 27, 2022 using the keyword terms ‘long hauler’, ‘long COVID-19’, ‘post-acute sequalae’, and ‘persistent COVID-19’ combined with the operator OR, with AND ‘diabetes’, AND ‘COVID-19 [MeSH Term]’. We included all peer-reviewed full-text observational research studies published in English between January 1, 2020 and January 27, 2022 that reported on the risk of PASC in people with and without diabetes with a minimum of 4-weeks follow-up after COVID-19 diagnosis, and narratively synthesized results.
Results: Among 39 studies identified, seven were included in the review and are summarized in Table 1. Overall, we found that 43% of studies identified diabetes as a potent risk factor for PASC (all odds ratios were >4) . However, this conclusion is limited by the heterogeneity of studies with regard to PASC definitions (e.g., ongoing symptoms of fatigue, cough, dyspnea etc.) , populations at risk (hospitalized vs. non-hospitalized populations) , and follow-up times (range 4 weeks to 7 months) .
Conclusions: More high-quality studies across multiple populations and settings are needed to determine if diabetes is indeed a risk factor for PASC. In the meantime, careful monitoring of people with diabetes for development of PASC may be advised. |
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ISSN: | 0012-1797 1939-327X |
DOI: | 10.2337/db22-174-LB |