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Therefore, this study aims to compare diabetic and nondiabetic COVID-19 patients regarding mortality rate, the need for intensive care unit (ICU) admission, invasive and noninvasive ventilation, and the associated risk factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Methods: This was a cross-sectional study performed on the medical records of 650 adult COVID-19 patients (325 diabetics and 325 nondiabetics) admitted to Razi Hospital in Ahvaz from March 2020 to September 2020.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>\n                    Results: The mean age of the patients was 61.3 years in the diabetic group and 52.3 years in the nondiabetic group. Men comprised 48.3% of the diabetic group and 59.7% of the nondiabetic group. Diabetic patients suffered from significantly more underlying diseases, such as ischemic heart disease (IHD), hypertension (HTN), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and acute renal failure (ARF) compared to the nondiabetic group (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.0001). Also, when compared with the nondiabetic group, the diabetic group had a significantly higher mortality rate (17.5% vs. 12%;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.047, respectively), more ICU admissions (35.4% vs. 27.7%;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.035, respectively), and a greater need for invasive ventilation (17.5% vs. 11.4%;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a00.026, respectively).\n                  <\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusion: In diabetic patients, the mortality rate, need for ICU admission, and need for invasive ventilation were significantly higher than nondiabetic patients. Our logistic regression analysis in diabetic patients with COVID-19 showed that age, CKD, and ARF were the risk factors affecting mortality. In contrast, age and CKD were the risk factors affecting the rate of ICU admission, and CKD and ARF were the risk factors affecting the need for invasive ventilation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5339\/qmj.2022.9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,11]],"date-time":"2022-03-11T03:30:28Z","timestamp":1646969428000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Assessment of Mortality Rate, Need for ICU Admission and Ventilation in COVID-19 Patients with Diabetes Mellitus"],"prefix":"10.5339","volume":"2022","author":[{"given":"Mehrnoosh","family":"Zakerkish","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Diabetes research center, Health research institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran E-mail: Zakerkishm@yahoo.com"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maryam Shaabanpour","family":"Fooladi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Diabetes research center, Health research institute, Ahvaz Jundishapur 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