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Diabetes in all hospitalized cases in Germany 2015–2019 and impact of the first COVID-19 year 2020

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Objective To analyze the proportion of diabetes among all hospitalized cases in Germany between 2015 and 2020. Methods Using the nationwide Diagnosis-Related-Groups statistics, we identified among all inpatient cases aged… Click to show full abstract

Objective To analyze the proportion of diabetes among all hospitalized cases in Germany between 2015 and 2020. Methods Using the nationwide Diagnosis-Related-Groups statistics, we identified among all inpatient cases aged ≥ 20 years all types of diabetes in the main or secondary diagnoses based on ICD-10 codes, as well all COVID-19 diagnoses for 2020. Results From 2015 to 2019, the proportion of cases with diabetes among all hospitalizations increased from 18.3% (3.01 of 16.45 million) to 18.5% (3.07 of 16.64 million). Although the total number of hospitalizations decreased in 2020, the proportion of cases with diabetes increased to 18.8% (2.73 of 14.50 million). The proportion of COVID-19 diagnosis was higher in cases with diabetes than in those without in all sex and age subgroups. The relative risk (RR) for a COVID-19 diagnosis in cases with vs without diabetes was highest in age group 40–49 years (RR in females: 1.51; in males: 1.41). Conclusions The prevalence of diabetes in the hospital is twice as high as the prevalence in the general population and has increased further with the COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the increased morbidity in this high-risk patient group. This study provides essential information that should help to better estimate the need for diabetological expertise in inpatient care settings.

Keywords: germany 2015; proportion; hospitalized cases; cases germany; 2015 2019; cases diabetes

Journal Title: Endocrine Connections
Year Published: 2023

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