Weight change and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes patients during COVID-19 pandemic: the lockdown effect

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown occurred in Italy from March 9th to May 18th, 2020 on anthropometric parameters and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods One hundred twenty-eight consecutive patients with T2DM (me...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Endocrine 2021-06, Vol.72 (3), p.604-610
Hauptverfasser:	Biamonte, Emilia, Pegoraro, Francesco, Carrone, Flaminia, Facchi, Isabella, Favacchio, Giuseppe, Lania, Andrea Gerardo, Mazziotti, Gherardo, Mirani, Marco
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Body mass index Body weight Body weight gain Coronaviruses COVID-19 Diabetes Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent) Endocrinology Endocrinology & Metabolism Hemoglobin Humanities and Social Sciences Insulin Internal Medicine Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medicine Medicine & Public Health multidisciplinary Original Original Article Pandemics Science Science & Technology
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Zusammenfassung:	Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown occurred in Italy from March 9th to May 18th, 2020 on anthropometric parameters and glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods One hundred twenty-eight consecutive patients with T2DM (median age 70 years, 74 males) were retrospectively evaluated at the end of the lockdown period. Data on metabolic control were collected at different time: within three months before the lockdown (visit 0) and within the first six weeks after it (visit 1). Results During the lockdown, a significant increase in body weight (from 79.7 ± 18.7 kg to 81.4 ± 19.4 kg, p
ISSN:	1355-008X 1559-0100
DOI:	10.1007/s12020-021-02739-5