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Clin Med Insights Endocrinol Diabetes . Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Associated Unfavorable Outcomes in Patients With Acute Respiratory S

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Clin Med Insights Endocrinol Diabetes


. 2020 Oct 19;13:1179551420962495.
doi: 10.1177/1179551420962495. eCollection 2020.
Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Associated Unfavorable Outcomes in Patients With Acute Respiratory Syndromes Due to Coronaviruses Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis


Isabel Pinedo-Torres[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Magaly Flores-Fern?ndez[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Marlon Yovera-Aldana[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Claudia Gutierrez-Ortiz[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Paolo Zegarra-Lizana[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Claudio Intimayta-Escalante[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Cristian Moran-Mari?os[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Carlos Alva-Diaz[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Kevin Pacheco-Barrios[SUP] 7 [/SUP]



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Abstract

Introduction: Only 3 types of coronavirus cause aggressive respiratory disease in humans (MERS-Cov, SARS-Cov-1, and SARS-Cov-2). It has been reported higher infection rates and severe manifestations (ICU admission, need for mechanical ventilation, and death) in patients with comorbidities such as diabetes mellitus (DM). For this reason, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of diabetes comorbidity and its associated unfavorable health outcomes in patients with acute respiratory syndromes for coronavirus disease according to virus types.
Methods: Systematic review of literature in Pubmed/Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Scielo until April of 2020. We included cohort and cross-sectional studies with no restriction by language or geographical zone. The selection and extraction were undertaken by 2 reviewers, independently. The study quality was evaluated with Loney's instrument and data were synthesized by random effects model meta-analysis. The heterogeneity was quantified using an I [SUP]2[/SUP] statistic. Funnel plot, Egger, and Begg tests were used to evaluate publication biases, and subgroups and sensitivity analyses were performed. Finally, we used the GRADE approach to assess the evidence certainty (PROSPERO: CRD42020178049).
Results: We conducted the pooled analysis of 28 studies (n = 5960). The prevalence analysis according to virus type were 451.9 diabetes cases per 1000 infected patients (95% CI: 356.74-548.78; I [SUP]2[/SUP] = 89.71%) in MERS-Cov; 90.38 per 1000 (95% CI: 67.17-118.38) in SARS-Cov-1; and 100.42 per 1000 (95% CI: 77.85, 125.26 I [SUP]2[/SUP] = 67.94%) in SARS-Cov-2. The mortality rate were 36%, 6%, 10% and for MERS-Cov, SARS-Cov-1, and SARS-Cov-2, respectively. Due to the high risk of bias (75% of studies had very low quality), high heterogeneity (I [SUP]2[/SUP] higher than 60%), and publication bias (for MERS-Cov studies), we down rate the certainty to very low.
Conclusion: The prevalence of DM in patients with acute respiratory syndrome due to coronaviruses is high, predominantly with MERS-Cov infection. The unfavorable health outcomes are frequent in this subset of patients. Well-powered and population-based studies are needed, including detailed DM clinical profile (such as glycemic control, DM complications, and treatment regimens), comorbidities, and SARS-Cov-2 evolution to reevaluate the worldwide prevalence of this comorbidity and to typify clinical phenotypes with differential risk within the subpopulation of DM patients.

Keywords: Coronavirus infections; Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus; Prevalence; SARS virus; diabetes mellitus.
 
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