The prevalence of carbohydrate metabolism disorders in patients after coronavirus infection

Abstract

Introduction. A single-center observational cross-sectional comparative study was conducted among a random population sample of the adult population of the city of Moscow who applied to the pavilion "Healthy Moscow". The study included 796 patients who had a coronavirus infection from one to six months ago. Of the 796 surveyed, 112 participants had disorders of carbohydrate metabolism (hereinafter – DCM) (14.1%): 9.8% (78 people) were newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (D2t) of the total sample, prediabetes – 4.2% (33 people), type 1 diabetes – 0.1% (1 person). Previously diagnosed D2t was observed in 0.5% (4 participants) of the total sample of patients. Viral pneumonia was significantly more common in patients with DCM, compared with the group without DCM (45.5% vs. 19.1%, p<0.001). In the group of lung injuries, DCM were observed with greater frequency, including D2t, the probability of which in the presence of lung damage increased by 3.7 times (95% CI: 2.04 – 6.67). Thus, the prevalence of newly detected DCM after COVID-19 was 14.1%, and the more severe the coronavirus infection, the more likely the DCM will develop in the future. The study was carried out as part of the project of the Department of Health of the city of Moscow "Scientific laboratory "Moscow polyclinic". For citation: Markova T.N., Anchutina A.A., Garib V.Yu., Yalochkina T.O., The prevalence of carbohydrate metabolism disorders in patients after coronavirus infection. City Healthсare. 2022;3(4):32-41 doi:10.47619/2713-2617.zm.2022.v.3i4;32-41