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Doroteia Aparecida Höfelmann, Associate Editor of the journal Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde : revista do SUS , professor at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
The article “Diabetes as a factor associated with hospital death due to COVID-19 in Brazil , 2020″ , available in the journal Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde (vol. 31, no. 1), analyzed 397,600 cases reported as influenza-like illness in the Influenza Surveillance Information System, positive for COVID-19 and hospitalized.
Researchers observed that 4 out of 10 people with diabetes hospitalized for COVID-19 died, and that 3 out of 20 COVID-19 deaths occurred in individuals with diabetes mellitus , highlighting the susceptibility of this population and the need to control this chronic disease.
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This information is relevant considering the high number of people living with diabetes in the country, its coexistence with other diseases – such as high blood pressure, kidney disease, and cardiovascular problems – and the impact on COVID-19-related mortality.
The authors conclude the following: “During the pandemic, greater vulnerability to COVID-19 was evident among the population with diabetes. These findings suggest the need to develop strategies for the prevention and management of COVID-19 in people with diabetes mellitus .”
Brazil, Ministry of Health. Health from A to Z. Diabetes mellitus. 2023 [viewed 17 January 2023]. Available from: https://www.gov.br/saude/pt-br/assuntos/saude-de-aaz/d/diabetes
GARCES, TS, et al . Diabetes as a factor associated with hospital death due to COVID-19 in Brazil, 2020. Epidemiology and Health Services [online]. 2022, vol. 31, no. 1 [viewed 17 January 2023]. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1679-49742022000100021 . Available from: https://www.scielo.br/j/ress/a/TgMCrYDWLvYHVm9nxg3rq7v/
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