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To determine the impact of type-2 diabetes mellitus on the outcome among patients having covid-19 at pmc hospital nawabshah.
Author(s)
Nazia Arain PMC hospital Nawabshah, Pakistan.
Bashir Ahmed Khurhro Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for women, Nawabshah, Pakistan.
Mir Tahir Hussain Talpur Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for women, Nawabshah, Pakistan.
Nasrullah Aamer Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for women, Nawabshah, Pakistan.
Ashok Kumar Luhano Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for women, Nawabshah, Pakistan.
Qurat ul Ain Dahri People University of Medical and Health Sciences for women, Nawabshah, Pakistan.
Areeba Batool MBBS student, PUMHSW, SBA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To find out impact of type-2 diabetes mellitus T2DM on the outcome among patients having COVID-19 at PMC hospital Nawabshah. STUDY DESIGN: A single center observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF THE STUDY: This study was conducted at PMC hospital NAWABSHAH from 1st June 2020 to 30th December 2020. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 120 patients aged above 18 years and diagnosed as COVID-19 positive were included. Demographic details along with presenting features were recorded among all patients. Clinical examination, relevant laboratory investigations and radiological studies were done. Presence of T2DM was noted according to ADA diagnostic criteria. Qualitative data like gender, presenting complaints, comorbidities, complications and outcome were represented as frequency and percentages. Quantitative data like age was represented as mean and standard deviation. Impact of diabetes on the outcome was noted using chi square test. P-value<0.05 was taken as significant. RESULTS: Out of a total of 120 patients, 107 89.2% were male and 13 10.8% female. Overall, mean age was noted to be 44.56+15.57 years ranging between 18 to 78 years. Hypertension was the most frequent comorbidity followed by T2DM 30 25.0%. Complications were reported among 64 5.3% patients while acute lung injury or respiratory distress syndrome were the most frequent complication seen among 41 34.2% patients while septic shock was observed among 14 11.7%. Significant association of T2DM was noted with the mortality p=0.004. Increasing age was found to have significant relationship with mortality p=0.004. Male gender was also found to have significant relationship with mortality as 66.7% of T2DM patients who died were males p=0.004. CONCLUSION: Type-2 diabetes mellitus was to have significant association with mortality among COVID-19 infected patients. Increasing age and male gender were also noted to have signification relation mortality.
Publication Details
Page(s) 122-125
DOI 10.46536/jpumhs/2023/13.03.459
Published Journal: journal of Peoples University of medical and Health Sciences, Pakistan., Volume: 13, Issue: 3, Year: 2023
Keywords
Mortality COVID19 Hypertension Type2 diabetes mellitus
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