Risk of hospitalization in patients with diabetes mellitus who have solid-organ malignancy

Background: To determine the relationship between diabetes mellitus (DM) and hospitalization risk in patients with solid-organ malignancies, hospitalized patients with a new solid-organ malignancy and DM were retrospectively analyzed. Results: The presence of DM conferred a 72% greater chance (odds ratio [OR]: 1.72, 95% CI: 1.46-2.04; p < 0.01) of requiring any hospitalization and increased the chances of having multiple admissions by 84% (OR: 1.84, 95% CI: 1.53-2.21; p < 0.01). Additionally, the presence of DM increased the duration of hospital stay by 0.57 days (p < 0.01). Conclusion: The presence of DM in patients with solid-organ malignancies increases the risk of any hospitalization, multiple hospitalizations and length of hospital stay. Lay abstract: To determine the relationship between diabetes mellitus (DM) and hospitalization risk in patients with solid-organ malignancies, hospitalized patients with a new solid-organ malignancy and DM were retrospectively analyzed. The study found that the presence of DM conferred a 72% greater chance of requiring any hospitalization and increased the chances of having multiple admissions by 84%. Additionally, the presence of DM increased the duration of hospital stay by more than half a day. The study concluded that the presence of DM in patients with solid-organ malignancies increases the risk of any hospitalization, multiple hospitalizations and duration of hospital stay.