Clinical outcomes of non-diabetic COVID-19 patients with different blood glucose levels: a nationwide Turkish study (TurCoGlycemia)
- Demirci, Ibrahim
- ÜNLÜTÜRK, UĞUR
- Ata, Naim
- Ertugrul, Derun
- Salman, Serpil
- DEMİR, TEVFİK
- Celik, Osman
- Emral, Rifat
- ŞAHİN, İBRAHİM
- Caglayan, Murat
- Satman, Ilhan
- Sonmez, Alper
- Sahin, Mustafa
- Cakal, Erman
- ATMACA, AYŞEGÜL
- Tasci, Ilker
- DAĞDELEN, SELÇUK
- Haymana, Cem
DOIAbstract
Purpose New coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has a worse prognosis in patients with diabetes. However, there are insufficient data about the effect of hyperglycemia on COVID-19 prognosis in non-diabetic patients. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between random blood glucose levels measured at the time of diagnosis and prognosis of COVID-19 disease in non-diabetic patients. Methods A nationwide retrospective cohort of non-diabetic patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection from 11 March to 30 May 2020 in the Turkish Ministry of Health database was investigated. The patients were stratified into three groups according to blood glucose levels which were <100 mg/dL in group-1, in the range of 100-139 mg/dl in group-2, and the...
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