Table 1.
Prevalence of COVID-19 among patients with diabetes in Saudi Arabia.
| Publications | Duration | Study design | Study setting | Prevalence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alsofayan et al., 2020 [29] | March 2020 to March 31, 2020 | Retrospective cross-sectional study | Multi-Center | 7.6 % (85/1519) |
| Khan et al., 2020 [30] | March 2020 | Retrospective cohort study | All regions of Saudi Arabia | 11.3 % (73/648) |
| Shabrawishi et al., 2020 [31] | March 12, 2020 to March 31, 2020 | Retrospective case series study | Al-Noor Specialist Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia | 26 % (38/150) |
| AlJishi et al., 2020 [32] | March 1, 2020 to,April 5, 2020 | Observational descriptive study | Qatif Central Hospital, Eastern province, Saudi Arabia | 26.8 % (22/82) |
| Barry et al., 2020 [33] | March 22, 2020 to 31st May 2020 | Retrospective study | King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 31.3 % (31/99) |
| Alqahtani et al., 2020 [34] | March 1, 2020 to May 20, 2020 | Descriptive, cross-sectional study | Prince Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 13.6 % (62/458) |
| Ibrahim et al., 2020 [35] | March 20, 2020 to June 30, 2020. | Retrospective study | King Abdullah Hospital in Bisha Province, Saudi Arabia | 27 % (37/137) |
| Abohamr et al., 2020 [36] | March 23, 2020 to15th June 2020 | A record-based case-series study | King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. | 46.4 % (356/768) |
| Al-Omari et al., 2020 [38] | April 22, 2020 to May 21, 2020 | Descriptive, cross-sectional study non-intensive care unit only) | Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Group's hospitals, As-Suwaidi, Rayan, Al-Takhassusi, Olaya and Al-Hammadi hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 10 % (41/401) |
| Al Hayek et al., 2020b [6] | May 2020 to July 2020 | Retrospective study | Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 12.6 % (920/7260) |
| Alguwaihes et al., 2020 [27] | May 2020 to July 2020 | Retrospective study | King Saud University Medical City -King Khaled University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 68.3 % (300/439) |
| Sheshah et al., 2021 [43] | May 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020 | Retrospective study | King Salman Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. | 45.7 % (137/300) |
| Ghoraba et al., 2021 [39] | 15th March to June 30, 2020. | Descriptive, cross-sectional study | Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 21.8 % (123/566) |
| Talib et al., 2021 [37] | March 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020. | Retrospective study | King Saud Medical City (KSMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 37.3 % (257/689) |
| Type 1 diabetes | ||||
| Al Hayek et al., 2020a [42] | May 2020 to July 2020 | Retrospective study | Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 0.44 % (32/7260) |
| Sheshah et al., 2021 [43] | May 1, 2020 to 31st July 2020 |
Retrospective study | King Salman Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. | 1.7 % (5/300) |