Elevated glucose level leads to rapid COVID-19 progression and high fatality.
BMC Pulm Med
; 21(1): 64, 2021 Feb 24.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1102335
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We aimed to identify high-risk factors for disease progression and fatality for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.METHODS:
We enrolled 2433 COVID-19 patients and used LASSO regression and multivariable cause-specific Cox proportional hazard models to identify the risk factors for disease progression and fatality.RESULTS:
The median time for progression from mild-to-moderate, moderate-to-severe, severe-to-critical, and critical-to-death were 3.0 (interquartile range 1.8-5.5), 3.0 (1.0-7.0), 3.0 (1.0-8.0), and 6.5 (4.0-16.3) days, respectively. Among 1,758 mild or moderate patients at admission, 474 (27.0%) progressed to a severe or critical stage. Age above 60 years, elevated levels of blood glucose, respiratory rate, fever, chest tightness, c-reaction protein, lactate dehydrogenase, direct bilirubin, and low albumin and lymphocyte count were significant risk factors for progression. Of 675 severe or critical patients at admission, 41 (6.1%) died. Age above 74 years, elevated levels of blood glucose, fibrinogen and creatine kinase-MB, and low plateleta count were significant risk factors for fatality. Patients with elevated blood glucose level were 58% more likely to progress and 3.22 times more likely to die of COVID-19.CONCLUSIONS:
Older age, elevated glucose level, and clinical indicators related to systemic inflammatory responses and multiple organ failures, predict both the disease progression and the fatality of COVID-19 patients.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Blood Glucose
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Disease Progression
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COVID-19
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Hyperglycemia
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
BMC Pulm Med
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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