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A High-Throughput Multiplexed Screening for Type 1 Diabetes, Celiac Diseases, and COVID-19
Published on: July 5, 2022
Clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 patients with prediabetes
Nirmala Devi Chandrasekaran1, Mohan Rao Velure Raja Rao2, Thirunavukkarasu Sathish2
1Department of General Medicine, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Kelambakkam, Tamil Nadu, India.
Background And Aims:
We aimed to examine the clinical characteristics and outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with prediabetes.
Methods:
This was a retrospective cohort study of 102 COVID-19 patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital in India between May and October 2020.
Results:
Most patients had a poor clinical profile on admission. They had high rates of invasive mechanical ventilation (48%), intensive care unit admission (48%), complications (72.6%), and mortality (32.4%).
Conclusion:
People with prediabetes are at high risk for poor outcomes from COVID-19.
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