IS UNCONTROLLED DIABETES PRIOR TO HOSPITALIZATION A RISK FACTOR FOR WORSE OUTCOMES IN COVID-19?

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B Conclusions: b Poorly controlled diabetes as judged by higher HbA1c had less severe COVID infection on admission, however, it was not associated with higher severity of COVID19 during the admission. The probability of in-hospital mortality and rate of readmissions decreased with increasing levels of HbA1c. B Introduction: b Diabetes is a known risk factor for COVID19 infection. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Critical Care Medicine is the property of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)