Risks of and risk factors for COVID-19 disease in people with diabetes: a cohort study of the total population of Scotland
Of the total Scottish population on March 1, 2020 (n=5 463 300), the population with diabetes was 319 349. Of these, 1082 developed fatal or critical care unit-treated COVID-19 by July 31, 2020. Overall risks were substantially elevated in those with type 1 and type 2 diabetes compared with the background population.
