Abstract:Background: COVID-19 has disproportionally affected communities of color in the US. These communities exhibit higher prevalence of chronic preventable disease including type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and obesity. DM2 and obesity have been linked to higher morbidity and mortality in the setting of COVID-19 infection (1).
Methods: We query data collected from 521 patients with laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 infection admitted to an inner-city community hospital in Brooklyn, New York between March 2… Show more
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