Glycemic Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized in the United States

INTRODUCTION: Diabetes has emerged as an important risk factor for severe illness and death from COVID-19. There is a paucity of information on glycemic control among hospitalized COVID-19 patients with diabetes and acute hyperglycemia.

METHODS: This retrospective observational study of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 adults evaluated glycemic and clinical outcomes in patients with and without diabetes and/or acutely uncontrolled hyperglycemia hospitalized March 1 to April 6, 2020. Diabetes was defined as A1C ≥6.5%. Uncontrolled hyperglycemia was defined as ≥2 blood glucoses (BGs) > 180 mg/dL within any 24-hour period. Data were abstracted from Glytec's data warehouse.

RESULTS: Among 1122 patients in 88 U.S. hospitals, 451 patients with diabetes and/or uncontrolled hyperglycemia spent 37.8% of patient days having a mean BG > 180 mg/dL. Among 570 patients who died or were discharged, the mortality rate was 28.8% in 184 diabetes and/or uncontrolled hyperglycemia patients, compared with 6.2% of 386 patients without diabetes or hyperglycemia (P < .001). Among the 184 patients with diabetes and/or hyperglycemia who died or were discharged, 40 of 96 uncontrolled hyperglycemia patients (41.7%) died compared with 13 of 88 patients with diabetes (14.8%, P < .001). Among 493 discharged survivors, median length of stay (LOS) was longer in 184 patients with diabetes and/or uncontrolled hyperglycemia compared with 386 patients without diabetes or hyperglycemia (5.7 vs 4.3 days, P < .001).

CONCLUSION: Among hospitalized patients with COVID-19, diabetes and/or uncontrolled hyperglycemia occurred frequently. These COVID-19 patients with diabetes and/or uncontrolled hyperglycemia had a longer LOS and markedly higher mortality than patients without diabetes or uncontrolled hyperglycemia. Patients with uncontrolled hyperglycemia had a particularly high mortality rate. We recommend health systems which ensure that inpatient hyperglycemia is safely and effectively treated.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2020 Jun 10;:1932296820932678. - PMID 32522034

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

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Journal of diabetes science and technology - 14(2020), 4 vom: 09. Juli, Seite 813-821

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bode, Bruce [VerfasserIn]
Garrett, Valerie [VerfasserIn]
Messler, Jordan [VerfasserIn]
McFarland, Raymie [VerfasserIn]
Crowe, Jennifer [VerfasserIn]
Booth, Robby [VerfasserIn]
Klonoff, David C [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19
Diabetes
Glucose
Glycated Hemoglobin A
Glytec
Hemoglobin A1c protein, human
Hospital
Hyperglycemia
Journal Article
Length of stay
Mortality
Observational Study

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Date Completed 20.07.2020

Date Revised 01.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ErratumIn: J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2020 Jun 10;:1932296820932678. - PMID 32522034

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/1932296820924469

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NLM309722314