Diabetes and hypertension are common comorbidities among Covid-19 patients in Northern Sudan-Atbara

Abstract

Objectives: The current study aims to identify the clinical and pathological characteristics of Sudanese Covid-19 patients who have either diabetes, hypertension, or both. Method: A retrospective study was carried out in Atbara Isolation Center for Covid-19 patients in River Nile State-Sudan. Data on the clinical and demographic characteristics of 80 Covid-19 patients of various ages and genders who visited the isolation center between December 2021 and February 2022 were gathered from their medical records. Three groups of subjects diabetic, hypertension, and diabetic-hypertensive were created. Result: The mean age of study group was 66 years old. Severe pathological features of Covid-19 were noticed among all study groups. The percenage of patients with low oxygen saturation was 92.3% of diabetics, 89.7% of hypertensive, and 90.9% of diabetic-hypertensive. Lymphocytopenia was observed in 90.9% of diabetic patients, and 82.6% of hypertensive patients, while all diabetic-hypertensive exhibited low lymphocyte count. A percentage of 23.1%, 28.0%, and 30.8% of diabetic, hypertensive, and diabetic-hypertensive patient had low platelet count, respectively. Conclusion: We concluded that diabetic, hypertensive and diabetic-hypertensive patient who were affected with Covid-19 were elderly and suffering from severe pathological features of disease, particularly in those who had both diabetes and hypertension. An intensive care is suggested for Covid-19 patients with diabetes, hypertension, as well as those who were affected with two comorbidities.