| dc.description.abstract | Background. COVID-19 is a disease caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2. In Indonesia, as of June 2 2022 DKI Jakarta Province has the highest peak, namely 1,250,715 cases, while North Sumatra Province has 155,076 cases. COVID-19 can infect almost all age groups, however, the elderly and those with co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus can get worse complications from COVID-19. Aim. To find out the demographics and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with diabetes mellitus treated at the University of North Sumatra Hospital. Method. This research is a descriptive study using retrospective data. The data used is secondary data taken from medical records. The number of samples that met the inclusion criteria was 37 people. Results. The majority of patients were dominated by the age group of 46-65 years (56.8%) and male (54.1%). The predominating clinical characteristics of COVID-19 with diabetes mellitus are cough (70.3%), shortness of breath (59.5%), and fever 51.4%. There was an increase in the laboratory results of COVID-19 patients with diabetes mellitus on blood sugar levels at admission, HbA1c, urea, creatinine, SGOT, SGPT, and d-dimer levels. The most treatment results were recovered as many as 24 people (64.9%). Conclusion. The majority of patients are in the age group of 46-65 years and are male. The most common clinical characteristic is cough and there is an increase in laboratory results in patients | en_US |
