Association between taste disorders and novel coronavirus infection in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
10.3969/j.issn.1006-6187.2024.08.009
- VernacularTitle:2型糖尿病患者味觉障碍与新型冠状病毒感染相关性的研究
- Author:
Xiaowei WEI
1
;
Jie ZHAO
;
Bin WANG
;
Jinyi SHI
;
Jing WANG
;
Yumei MU
;
Yueying YANG
;
Aihong WANG
Author Information
1. 100101 北京,解放军总医院第九医学中心(原战略支援部队特色医学中心)内分泌科、全军糖尿病中心
- Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus,type 2;
Taste disorders;
Novel corona virus infection
- From:
Chinese Journal of Diabetes
2024;32(8):608-612
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the current status of taste disorders in type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)and to explore whether the taste disorders persists after 3 months of novel corona virus(COVID-19)infection.Methods 95 T2DM out patients(23 without COVID-19 infection history,72 infected with COVID-19 3～4 months ago)visiting the Endocrine Department of the Strategic Support Force Medical Center from February 20 to March 10,2023 were collected.Taste test box was used to test the taste function.General information,biochemical indicators,taste disorders,etc.were compared between the two groups.Results The average age of T2DM patients in this group was(58.3±9.6)years old,61 patients were male(64.2%),the median duration of DM was 11 years,and the median HbA1c was 7.3%.In taste testing,the proportion of sour,sweet,bitter,salty taste perception disorders was 60.0%,45.3%,57.9%,41.1%,84.2%.The average number of days from infection to enrollment into COVID-19 group was 102.4 days.The proportion of acid,sweet,bitter and salty sensory disorders was 61.1%,44.4%,55.6%and 41.7%in COVID-19 group and 56.5%,47.8%,65.2%and 39.1%in non-COVID-19 group.The prevalence of taste disorders in COVID-19 group was higher than that in non-COVID-19 group(86.1%vs 78.3%).Conclusions Taste disorders are common in T2DM patients.Compared with uninfected T2DM patients,there is no significant difference in the prevalence of taste disorders 3 months after COVID-19 infection.
