The association between macrovascular complications and intensive care admission, invasive mechanical ventilation, and mortality in people with diabetes hospitalized for coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)
Authors: Llauradó Gemma , Vlacho Bogdan , Wargny Matthieu , Ruan Yue , Franch-Nadal Josep , Domingo Pere , Gourdy Pierre , Saulnier Pierre-Jean , Hadjadj Samy , Wild Sarah H. , Rea Rustam , Cariou Bertrand , Khunti Kamlesh , Mauricio Dídac ,   for the CORONADO, the ABCD COVID-19 diabetes national audit, HM Hospitales investigators and the Hospital del Mar - Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Diabetes Research Group, Arroyo Juan Antonio , Chillarón Juan-José , Corcoy Rosa , Güerri Roberto , Mata-Cases Manel , Ortega Emilio , Pichelin Matthieu , Saignes Maëva , Saunier Jeanne , Andaloussi Selma El , Martin-Gauthier Joëlle , Rebouilleau Emily , Roman Tanguy , Mahot Pascale , Pichelin Matthieu , Fournier-Guilloux Anne-Laure , Mauduit Nicolas , Corbel Edith Bigot- , Boureau Anne-Sophie , De Dekcer Laure , Ernould Audrey , Primot Claire , Seguin Anne , Joliveau Marielle , Pouvreau Sonia , Fournier Chloé , Thureau Jeremy , Fonteneau Edith , Hublain Pamela , Agasse Carole , De Kergaradec 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Jamie-Leigh , Younes R. , Robin Lucy , Grixti Lydia , Tee Suann , Sathya Abilash , Wilmot Emma , Patel Mayank , Holmes Catherine , Hanif Wasim , Ghosh Sandip , Narendran Parth , Ahmad Ehtasham , Ahmed Ejaz , Davies Melanie , Hartshorn Steven , Khunti Kamlesh , Simons Lee , Webb David , Maylor Ben , Davies Jim , Freeman Oliver , Harris Steve , Brahma Anupam , Pramodh Seshadri , Frew Katy , Mackenzie Alison , Wild Abigail , Casey Helen , Morrison Deborah , McKeag Conor , Sillars Anne , Stirling Angus , Smeeton Fiona , Muhammad Syed , Obuobie Kofi , Yin Win , Agarwal Neera , Atkinson Mike , Ambati Sai , Khan Rahim , Nalla Preethi , Tabasum Arshiya , Zouras Stamatios , Mallipedhi Akhila , Chudleigh Richard , Williams David , Cianferani Mallory , Ludwig Lisa , Paul Caroline , Lachgar Hamoud 
Published: October 2022

Background

It is not clear whether pre-existing macrovascular complications (ischemic heart disease, stroke or peripheral artery disease) are associated with health outcomes in people with diabetes mellitus hospitalized for COVID-19.

Methods

We conducted cohort studies of adults with pre-existing diabetes hospitalized for COVID-19 infection in the UK, France, and Spain during the early phase of the pandemic (between March 2020—October 2020). Logistic regression models adjusted for demographic factors and other comorbidities were used to determine associations between previous macrovascular disease and relevant clinical outcomes: mortality, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and use of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) during the hospitalization. Output from individual logistic regression models for each cohort was combined in a meta-analysis.

Results

Complete data were available for 4,106 (60.4%) individuals. Of these, 1,652 (40.2%) had any prior macrovascular disease of whom 28.5% of patients died. Mortality was higher for people with compared to those without previous macrovascular disease (37.7% vs 22.4%). The combined crude odds ratio (OR) for previous macrovascular disease and mortality for all four cohorts was 2.12 (95% CI 1.83–2.45 with an I2 of 60%, reduced after adjustments for age, sex, type of diabetes, hypertension, microvascular disease, ethnicity, and BMI to adjusted OR 1.53 [95% CI 1.29–1.81]) for the three cohorts. Further analysis revealed that ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disease were the main contributors of adverse outcomes. However, proportions of people admitted to ICU (adjOR 0.48 [95% CI 0.31–0.75], I2 60%) and the use of IMV during hospitalization (adjOR 0.52 [95% CI 0.40–0.68], I2 37%) were significantly lower for people with previous macrovascular disease.

Conclusions

This large multinational study of people with diabetes mellitus hospitalized for COVID-19 demonstrates that previous macrovascular disease is associated with higher mortality and lower proportions admitted to ICU and treated with IMV during hospitalization suggesting selective admission criteria. Our findings highlight the importance correctly assess the prognosis and intensive monitoring in this high-risk group of patients and emphasize the need to design specific public health programs aimed to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection in this subgroup.