Diabetes and hyperglycaemia among hospitalised patients with COVID-19 in Western Sydney: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes has been recognised as a major risk factor for COVID-19 mortality and hospital complications in earlier studies.

Aims

To examine the characteristics of hospitalised COVID-19 patients with diabetes and the impact of diabetes and hyperglycaemia on hospital outcomes.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study. Admission glucose levels, HbA1c, diabetes status and hospital outcomes were determined for subjects admitted from June to November 2021 by matching a pathology data set, a clinical data set and the hospital administrative database. The outcomes of interest were death, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and length of stay (LOS).

Results

There were 1515 individuals admitted with COVID-19 with 49 deaths (3.2%) and 205 (13.5%) ICU admissi

SUBMITTER: Cheung NW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9878259 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature