Severity and mortality of COVID 19 in patients with diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease: a meta-analysis

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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome Open Access

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Severity and mortality of COVID 19 in patients with diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease: a meta‑analysis Bianca de Almeida‑Pititto1,2,3*, Patrícia M. Dualib2,3,4, Lenita Zajdenverg2,5, Joana Rodrigues Dantas5, Filipe Dias de Souza3, Melanie Rodacki2,5 and Marcello Casaccia Bertoluci2,6,7 on behalf of Brazilian Diabetes Society Study Group (SBD)

Abstract  Background:  The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and the use of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor blockers (ACEI/ARB) with severity (inva‑ sive mechanical ventilation or intensive care unit admission or O2 saturation