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. 2021 Mar 26;21:56. doi: 10.1186/s12902-021-00717-6

Table 3.

Glycaemic level at admission and the risk of in-hospital death in patients with COVID-19

Variable Number In-hospital death
n (%)
Univariable HR
(95% CI)
p value
HbA1c (%)
  ≤ 5.6 15 0 (0)
 5.7 ~ 6.4 57 2 (3.5) Reference
  ≥ 6.5 68 14 (20.6) 5.80 (1.32, 25.53) 0.020
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)
  ≤ 5.5 87 2 (2.3) Reference
 5.6 ~ 6.9 82 7 (8.5) 3.49 (0.73, 16.82) 0.119
  ≥ 7.0 64 18 (28.1) 12.64 (2.93, 54.48) 0.001

HR hazard ratio, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c