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. 2020 Sep 24;11:571037. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.571037

Table 2.

Treatment and clinical outcomes of severe and non-severe diabetic patients with COVID-19.

Total
(n = 52)
Severe
(n = 21)
Non-severe (n = 31) p-value
Treatment
Oxygen therapy, n (%) 23 (44.2) 13 (61.9) 10 (32.3) 0.002
 Non-invasive 8 (15.4) 8 (38.1) 0 <0.001
 Invasive 5 (9.6) 5 (23.8) 0 <0.001
 ECMO 0 0 0
Admission to ICU, n (%) 12 (23.1) 12 (57.1) 0 <0.001
DM therapy, n (%)
 Insulin 24 (46.2) 7 (33.3) 17 (54.8) 0.159
 α-GI 24 (46.2) 5 (23.8) 19 (61.3) 0.021
 Metformin 15 (28.8) 5 (23.8) 10 (32.3) 0.754
 DPP4 inhibitor 4 (7.7) 1 (4.8) 3 (9.77) 1.000
 Thiazolidinedione 2 (3.8) 2 (9.5) 0 0.149
 Sulfonylurea secretagogue 2 (3.8) 0 2 (6.5) 0.514
 Non-sulfonylurea secretagogue 2 (3.8) 1 (4.8) 1 (3.2) 1.000
Complications, n (%) 15 (28.8)
 ARDS 11 (21.2) 9 (42.9) 2 (6.5) 0.002
 Septic shocka 5 (9.6) 5 (23.8) 0 0.008
 Acute kidney injuryb 4 (7.7) 4 (19.0) 0 0.022
 AMIc 1 (1.9) 1 (4.8) 0 0.404
days form onset to severe event 11.00 (8.50-16.50) 11.00 (8.50-16.50) NA. NA.
Death 8 (15.4) 8 (38.1) 0 <0.001

ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; α-GI, α-Glucosidase inhibitor; DPP4, dipeptidyl peptidase-4; ARDS, acute respiratory distress syndrome; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; NA, not available.

a

Three patients had ARDS by co-incidence.

b

Two patients had ARDS by co-incidence.

c

One patient had ARDS by co-incidence.