Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with prediabetes |
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| Authors: | Nirmala Devi Chandrasekaran Mohan Rao Velure Raja Rao Thirunavukkarasu Sathish |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of General Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India;2. Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Background and aimsWe aimed to examine the clinical characteristics and outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with prediabetes.MethodsThis was a retrospective cohort study of 102 COVID-19 patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital in India between May and October 2020.ResultsMost patients had a poor clinical profile on admission. They had high rates of invasive mechanical ventilation (48%), intensive care unit admission (48%), complications (72.6%), and mortality (32.4%).ConclusionPeople with prediabetes are at high risk for poor outcomes from COVID-19. |
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| Keywords: | COVID-19 Prediabetes Mortality HbA1c Severity Diabetes |
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