Bhubaneswar, May 29 -- London: One in 10 Covid-19 patients who have diabetes dies within seven days of hospitalisation, a new study has claimed.

The findings, published in the journal 'Diabetologia', show that two-third (65 per cent) of Covid-19 patients with diabetes admitted to hospitals are men, and the average age of the patients is 70 years.

According to the researchers from France, the presence of diabetic complications and increasing age raises the risk of death, while increased Body Mass Index (BMI) is associated with both heightened risk of needing mechanical ventilation and with higher risk of death.

However, worse blood sugar control doesn't seem to impact a patient's outcome.

For the results, the research team analysed 1,3...