COVID-19 infection and incident diabetes in American Indian and Alaska Native people : a retrospective cohort study

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Background: Evidence suggests an increased risk of new-onset diabetes following COVID-19 infection. American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) people were disparately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and historically have had higher diabetes incidence than other racial/ethnic groups in the US. We measured the association between COVID-19 infection and incident diabetes in AI/AN people.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using de-identified patient data from the Indian Health Service's (IHS) National Patient Information Reporting System. We estimated age-adjusted diabetes incidence rates, incidence rate ratios, and adjusted hazard ratios among three cohorts spanning pre-pandemic (1/1/2018-2/28/2020) and pandemic (3/1/2020-12/31/2021) timeframes: 1) pre-pandemic cohort (1,503,085 individuals); 2) no-COVID-19 pandemic cohort (1,344,339 individuals); and 3) COVID-19 cohort (176,483 individuals).

Findings: The COVID-19 cohort had an increased hazard of diabetes compared to the no-COVID-19 group (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) = 1.56; 95% CI: 1.50-1.62) and the pre-pandemic group (aHR = 1.27; 95% CI: 1.22-1.32). The association between COVID-19 infection and new-onset diabetes was stronger in those with severe COVID-19 illness. A sensitivity analysis comparing the COVID-19 cohort to members of other cohorts that had acute upper respiratory infections showed an attenuated but higher risk of new-onset diabetes in those with COVID-19.

Interpretation: AI/AN people diagnosed with COVID-19 had an elevated risk of a new diabetes diagnosis when compared to the no-COVID-19 group and the pre-pandemic group. The increased diabetes risk in the COVID-19 group remained in a sensitivity analysis that limited the comparator groups to individuals with an AURI diagnosis.

Funding: US National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Lancet regional health. Americas - 33(2024) vom: 20. Apr., Seite 100727

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Keck, James W [VerfasserIn]
Lacy, Mary E [VerfasserIn]
Bressler, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Blake, Ian [VerfasserIn]
Chukwuma, Uzo [VerfasserIn]
Bruce, Michael G [VerfasserIn]

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Covid-19
Incident diabetes
Indigenous populations
Journal Article
Risk factor

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Date Revised 10.04.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.lana.2024.100727

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NLM370796683