Clinical features, risk factors and a prediction model for in-hospital mortality among diabetic patients infected with COVID-19: data from a referral centre in Iran.

Public Health · 2022 · PMC8595350 · PMID 34933204

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13 Globally, in 2017, the MENA region had the second-highest prevalence of type 2 diabetes (10.8%), with an increasing trend of 1.5–2 times in the past three decades. 14 Hence, it was expected that during the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with diabetes in this region would be greatly impacted.

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