Hyperglycemia and Correlated High Levels of Inflammation Have a Positive Relationship with the Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019.
Wen ZhangChuanwei LiYu XuBinfeng HeMingdong HuGuoqiang CaoLi LiShuang WuXia WangChun ZhangJianping ZhaoJungang XieZihui XuQi LiGuan-Song WangPublished in: Mediators of inflammation (2021)
Hyperglycemia was positively correlated with higher inflammation levels and more severe illness, and it is a risk factor for the increased severity of COVID-19. The initial measurement of plasma glucose levels after hospitalization may help identify a subset of patients who are predisposed to a worse clinical course.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- end stage renal disease
- oxidative stress
- chronic kidney disease
- sars cov
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- diabetic rats
- type diabetes
- early onset
- metabolic syndrome
- blood glucose
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported
- drug induced