Admission hyperglycaemia as a predictor of mortality in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 regardless of diabetes status : data from the Spanish SEMI-COVID-19 Registry

BACKGROUND: Hyperglycaemia has emerged as an important risk factor for death in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between blood glucose (BG) levels and in-hospital mortality in non-critically patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

METHODS: This is a retrospective multi-centre study involving patients hospitalized in Spain. Patients were categorized into three groups according to admission BG levels: <140 mg/dL, 140-180 mg/dL and >180 mg/dL. The primary endpoint was all-cause in-hospital mortality.

RESULTS: Of the 11,312 patients, only 2128 (18.9%) had diabetes and 2289 (20.4%) died during hospitalization. The in-hospital mortality rates were 15.7% (<140 mg/dL), 33.7% (140-180 mg) and 41.1% (>180 mg/dL), p<.001. The cumulative probability of mortality was significantly higher in patients with hyperglycaemia compared to patients with normoglycaemia (log rank, p<.001), independently of pre-existing diabetes. Hyperglycaemia (after adjusting for age, diabetes, hypertension and other confounding factors) was an independent risk factor of mortality (BG >180 mg/dL: HR 1.50; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.31-1.73) (BG 140-180 mg/dL; HR 1.48; 95%CI: 1.29-1.70). Hyperglycaemia was also associated with requirement for mechanical ventilation, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and mortality.

CONCLUSIONS: Admission hyperglycaemia is a strong predictor of all-cause mortality in non-critically hospitalized COVID-19 patients regardless of prior history of diabetes. KEY MESSAGE Admission hyperglycaemia is a stronger and independent risk factor for mortality in COVID-19. Screening for hyperglycaemia, in patients without diabetes, and early treatment of hyperglycaemia should be mandatory in the management of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Admission hyperglycaemia should not be overlooked in all patients regardless prior history of diabetes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:53

Enthalten in:

Annals of medicine - 53(2021), 1 vom: 11. Dez., Seite 103-116

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Carrasco-Sánchez, Francisco Javier [VerfasserIn]
López-Carmona, Mª Dolores [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-Marcos, Francisco Javier [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Belmonte, Luis M [VerfasserIn]
Hidalgo-Jiménez, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Buonaiuto, Verónica [VerfasserIn]
Suárez Fernández, Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Freire Castro, Santiago Jesús [VerfasserIn]
Luordo, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Pesqueira Fontan, Paula Maria [VerfasserIn]
Blázquez Encinar, Julio César [VerfasserIn]
Magallanes Gamboa, Jeffrey Oskar [VerfasserIn]
de la Peña Fernández, Andrés [VerfasserIn]
Torres Peña, José David [VerfasserIn]
Fernández Solà, Joaquim [VerfasserIn]
Napal Lecumberri, Jose Javier [VerfasserIn]
Amorós Martínez, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Guisado Espartero, María Esther [VerfasserIn]
Jorge Ripper, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Gómez Méndez, Raquel [VerfasserIn]
Vicente López, Natalia [VerfasserIn]
Román Bernal, Berta [VerfasserIn]
Rojano Rivero, María Gloria [VerfasserIn]
Ramos Rincón, José Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Gómez Huelgas, Ricardo [VerfasserIn]
SEMI-COVID-19 Network [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Blood Glucose
COVID-19
Diabetes
Hyperglycaemia
Journal Article
Mortality
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 12.11.2020

Date Revised 02.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/07853890.2020.1836566

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316330302