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: Received: 5 March 2024 / Approved: 6 March 2024 / Online: 6 March 2024 (10:56:49 CET)
How to cite:
Ciric, V.M.; Rancic, N.K.; Pesic, M.M.; Radojkovic, D.B.; Milenkovic, N. Factors Associated with Length of Hospitalization in Diabetic Patients with Mild COVID-19: Experiences from a Tertiary University Center in Serbia. Preprints2024, 2024030305. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0305.v1
Ciric, V.M.; Rancic, N.K.; Pesic, M.M.; Radojkovic, D.B.; Milenkovic, N. Factors Associated with Length of Hospitalization in Diabetic Patients with Mild COVID-19: Experiences from a Tertiary University Center in Serbia. Preprints 2024, 2024030305. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0305.v1
Ciric, V.M.; Rancic, N.K.; Pesic, M.M.; Radojkovic, D.B.; Milenkovic, N. Factors Associated with Length of Hospitalization in Diabetic Patients with Mild COVID-19: Experiences from a Tertiary University Center in Serbia. Preprints2024, 2024030305. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0305.v1
APA Style
Ciric, V.M., Rancic, N.K., Pesic, M.M., Radojkovic, D.B., & Milenkovic, N. (2024). Factors Associated with Length of Hospitalization in Diabetic Patients with Mild COVID-19: Experiences from a Tertiary University Center in Serbia. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0305.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Ciric, V.M., Danijela B Radojkovic and Nikola Milenkovic. 2024 "Factors Associated with Length of Hospitalization in Diabetic Patients with Mild COVID-19: Experiences from a Tertiary University Center in Serbia" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.0305.v1
Abstract
Background. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increased number of the hospitalized COVID-19 positive patients suffering from type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The objective of this research was to explore factors associated with the length of hospitalization of patients with T2DM and mild form of COVID-19. Material and Methods. This retrospective cohort study involved all patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and were treated in the dedicated COVID department of the University Clinical Center (UCC) in Nis between September 10, 2021, and December 31, 2021. Upon admission, patients underwent blood tests for biochemical analysis, including blood count, kidney and liver function parameters (C-reactive protein-CRP, creatinine kinase, D-dimer), as well as glycemia and HbA1c assessments. Additionally, all patients underwent lung radiography. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were employed to assess the impact of specific factors on the length of hospitalization among patients with T2DM. Results. Out of the total 549 COVID-19 positive patients treated, 124 (21.0%) had T2DM, while 470 (79.0%) did not have diabetes. Among patients with T2DM, men were significantly younger than women (60.6±16.8 vs. 64.2±15.3, p
Keywords
diabetes mellitus; COVID-19; hospitalization
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Endocrinology and Metabolism
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