Profile and prognosis of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 virus infection with and without diabetes - An observational study from South India.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

We studied the profile and outcome of patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) infection with and without type 2 diabetes (T2DM).

Methods

In this observational study, clinical details of patients with COVID-19, identified by Reverse Transcription - Polymerase Chain Reaction admitted to 4 hospitals in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India were collected from May to November 2020. A total of 845 (n = 423 with diabetes, n = 422 without diabetes) were selected for the analysis. Clinical details, biochemical and radiological investigations, diabetes treatment, intensive care, mortality and other adverse outcomes were recorded. Patients with clinical history of T2DM, glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) of ≥6.5% (48 mmol/mol) and/or random blood glucose ≥20

SUBMITTER: Raghavan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8146270 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature