ea0081oc1.1 | Oral Communications 1: Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition 1 | ECE2022
Visockiene Zydrune
, Jakubkevicius Valentinas
, Alekniene Modesta
, Šiauliene Laura
, Mekionyte Gerda
, Scerbinkinaite Joana
Background: Studies suggest that diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with greater risk of developing severe forms of COVID-19 and mortality.Aims: To compare clinical characteristics and outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with and without DM.Methods: A single-center, retrospective, observational study included adult patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 treated at VUHSK between 2020-01-01 and 2021-03-31. Patients were...