Table 2

Outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

CharacteristicsPatients with DM
(n=111)
Patients without DM
(n=158)
Relative risk
(95% CI)
Difference,
% (95% CI)
P value
Length of stay (days)12.0 (5.5–22.5)8.0 (4.0–16.0)1.39 (1.06 to 1.82)2.2 (0.5 to 4.1)0.01
ICU care52 (46.8)65 (41.1)1.14 (0.87 to 1.49)5.7 (−6.3 to 17.8)0.38
Ventilator support34 (30.6)36 (22.8)1.34 (0.90 to 2.00)7.8 (−2.9 to 18.6)0.16
Mortality8 (7.2)8 (5.1)1.42 (0.55 to 3.68)2.1 (−3.7 to 8.0)0.60
  • Data are displayed as median, IQR, or n (%).

  • DM, diabetes mellitus; ICU, intensive care unit.