Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with prediabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

We aimed to examine the clinical characteristics and outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with prediabetes.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study of 102 COVID-19 patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital in India between May and October 2020.

Results

Most 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%).

Conclusion

People with prediabetes are at high risk for poor outcomes from COVID-19.

SUBMITTER: Chandrasekaran ND 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8239313 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature