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ea0073ep79 | Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition | ECE2021

Diabetics hospitalized for COVID-19: descriptive study

María Del Carmen Andreo-Lopez , Redondo Enrique , Sara León Utrero , Mª del Carmen Serrano Laguna , Elena López-Mezquita Torres , Pablo J López-Ibarra Lozano

IntroductionThe SARS-Coronavirus-2 pandemic affects 248 469 people with 28 341 deaths in Spain as of June 28, 2020. Severe infection is more prevalent in patients with advanced ages, cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) and chronic diseases (diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and asthma). Having diabetes implies vulnerability to serious complications and death from coronavirus; although, not all diabetics have the same level of risk. The oldest is p...