Investigation of Risk Factors for Hospitalization of COVID-19 Patients with Diabetes in Najaf, Iraq.

Preliminary findings indicate that patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are at additional risk of infecting with COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is associated with increased mortality in these patients. Hyperglycemia can affect inflammatory and immune responses, which leads patients to severe COVID-19 consequences. The present study investigated risk factors for hospitalized COVID-19 patients with DM in Najaf, Iraq.