Abstract
Background and Aims
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of COVID-19, hasinfected more than 153 million people and led to the death of 3.3 million others. It is estimated that people with diabetes melitus are, due to the hyperglycaemia, in a high risk
category for mortality. Furthermore, persons with obesity who become ill and require intensive care present challenges in patient management
as it is more difficult to intubate patients with obesity, and this is especially true in Saudi Arabia and the region of Hail, where morbid obesity is at
33.6% of the population.
Our aim is to present the demographics for our inpatient population and also the percentage of intubated patients as we measured mortalities and readmissions in 30 days.
Methods
A retrospective cohort study of 753 patients admitted as positive COVID 19 patients, from April 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020, covering a period of 4
months. We then categorised the patient in cohorts according to the existence of comorbidities, and categorised them according to
their BMI index.
We then correlated using statistical tool analysis - SPSS statistics tool - intubation, mortality ,readmitance in 30 days in thes groups of patients
Results
Around 40% of our cases were diabetic. 18% of the diabetic cases intubated, instead of 7% of non DM cases. Mortalities were higher in the
diabetic group as percentage ( 14% to 7%), and readmissions. Significant correlation between BMI and days of ICU stay
Conclusions
There is significant morbidity in DM patients with COVID 19, especially morbid obese.
Keywords: COVID 19, Obesity, Diabetes, COPD, Heart Disease, Anosmia
Abbreviations: SARS COVID 19
Funding and Conflicts of Interest
No funding or conflict of interests
