Table 3.
Glycemic characteristics and outcomes in patients with DM and COVID-19
Glycemic characteristics | ICU care, unadjusted, OR (95% CI) |
ICU care, adjusted* |
Ventilator, unadjusted | Ventilator, adjusted |
Mortality, unadjusted |
Mortality, adjusted |
Outpatient insulin use (n=111) | 1.08 (0.51 to 2.29) | 0.98 (0.44 to 2.12) | 1.76 (0.78 to 4.0) | 1.71 (0.71 to 4.1) | 0.77 (0.18 to 3.4) | 0.71 (0.16 to 3.2) |
Hemoglobin A1c (n=92) | 1.07 (0.89 to 1.27) | 1.02 (0.85 to 1.24) | 1.15 (0.95 to 1.38) | 1.11 (0.92 to 1.36) | 1.00 (0.7 to 1.43) | 0.97 (0.67 to 1.42) |
Glucose on admission† (n=110) | 1.02 (0.98 to 1.06) | 1.02 (0.98 to 1.06) | 1.03 (0.99 to 1.07) | 1.03 (0.99 to 1.08) | 1.02 (0.96 to 1.08) | 1.02 (0.96 to 1.09) |
Mean glucose per patient-day† (n=96) | 0.95 (0.85 to 1.05) | 0.91 (0.82 to 1.02) | 0.93 (0.83 to 1.04) | 0.88 (0.78 to 1.01) | 0.86 (0.69 to 1.07) | 0.82 (0.64 to 1.05) |
*Each characteristic was adjusted for gender and age.
†OR calculated per every 10 mg/dL of glucose.
DM, diabetes mellitus; ICU, intensive care unit.