Diabetes in all hospitalized cases in Germany 2015–2019 and impact of the first COVID-19 year 2020
Auzanneau M, Eckert AJ, Fritsche A, Heni M, Icks A, Mueller-Stierlin AS, Dugic A, Risse A, Lanzinger S, Holl RW (2023)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2023
Journal
Book Volume: 12
Article Number: e220475
Journal Issue: 4
DOI: 10.1530/EC-22-0475
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.
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Universität Ulm
Germany (DE)
Deutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung e.V. (DZD)
Germany (DE)
Diabeteszentrum am Sophie-Charlotte-Platz
Germany (DE)
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Germany (DE)
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Germany (DE)
Germany (DE)
Deutsches Zentrum für Diabetesforschung e.V. (DZD)
Germany (DE)
Diabeteszentrum am Sophie-Charlotte-Platz
Germany (DE)
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Germany (DE)
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Germany (DE)
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APA:
Auzanneau, M., Eckert, A.J., Fritsche, A., Heni, M., Icks, A., Mueller-Stierlin, A.S.,... Holl, R.W. (2023). Diabetes in all hospitalized cases in Germany 2015–2019 and impact of the first COVID-19 year 2020. Endocrine Connections, 12(4). https://doi.org/10.1530/EC-22-0475
MLA:
Auzanneau, Marie, et al. "Diabetes in all hospitalized cases in Germany 2015–2019 and impact of the first COVID-19 year 2020." Endocrine Connections 12.4 (2023).
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