September 15, 2020

Fasting Blood Glucose Level Is a Predictor of Mortality in Patients with COVID-19 Independent of Diabetes History

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics

• Elevated fasting blood glucose (≥ 7.0 mmol/L), an indicator of pre-diabetes, was associated with COVID-19 mortality (HR=2.2), independent of diabetes history, in a Chinese cohort of 941 hospitalized patients. The authors conclude fasting blood glucose could be used to screen high-risk patients.

Cai et al. (Sept 10, 2020). Fasting Blood Glucose Level Is a Predictor of Mortality in Patients with COVID-19 Independent of Diabetes History. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108437