Elevation of blood glucose level predicts worse outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study.
Jianfeng WuJianqiang HuangGuochao ZhuQiongya WangQingquan LvYing HuangYang YuXiang SiHui YiCuiping WangYihao LiuHan XiaoQian ZhouXin LiuDaya YangXiangdong GuanYan Bing LiSui PengJoseph SungHai-Peng XiaoPublished in: BMJ open diabetes research & care (2020)
Elevation of blood glucose level predicted worse outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Our findings may provide a simple and practical way to risk stratify COVID-19 inpatients for hierarchical management, particularly where medical resources are in severe shortage during the pandemic.