The increased risk for diabetes following COVID-19 infection has persisted into the Omicron era, but vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 appears to diminish that likelihood, new data suggest.
The highest odds for post- versus pre-infection were for diabetes , followed by hypertension , the benchmark diagnoses , and hyperlipidemia .
Following adjustments, the risk versus the benchmark conditions for new-onset diabetes before versus after COVID-19 was significantly elevated , while the risks for hypertension and hyperlipidemia versus benchmark diagnoses were not . The diabetes risk after versus before COVID-19 infection was higher among those who had not been vaccinated compared with those who had received the vaccine ."For this reason, we believe our data are suggestive of a protective effect in the population who received vaccination prior to infection, but [this is] not definitive," Kwan said., including hypertension or hyperlipidemia.
He added,"while knowledge is incomplete on this topic, we believe that clinical providers may wish to have a higher degree of suspicion for both diabetes and risk of future cardiac events in patients after COVID infection, and that continued efforts to prevent COVID infection may be beneficial to patient health until we develop better understanding of the effects of potential long-term effects of COVID.
This study was funded by the Erika J. Glazer Family Foundation, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, and grants from the National Institutes of Health. Kwan has reported receiving grants from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation during the conduct of the study.
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