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. 2022 Jul 7;190:109974. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.109974

Table 2.

Comparison between those with and without the primary outcome of in-hospital mortality.

Parameter All (n = 451) Died (n = 131) Survived (n = 320) p
Age (yrs)* 58.84 (13.36) 62.62 (12.14) 57.3(13.55) 0.001
Gender M: 279F: 171 M: 90F: 41 M: 189F: 130 0.07
Severity of COVID 19 *
Moderate
Severe
Critical

112 (32.6%)
224 (49.7%)
125 (27.7%)

7(5.3%)
75(57.3%)
49(37.4%)

95(29.7%)
149(46.6%)
76(23.8%)
0.04
SpO2%* 85.25 (7.39) 80.67 (7.14) 87.12 (6.65) <0.001
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus *
Pre-diabetes
216 (47.9%)
48 (10.6%)
104(79.4%)
6 (4.6%)
112(35%)
42(13.1%)
<0.001
Charlston comorbidity index* 4.51 (3.47) 5.53 (3.62) 4.09(3.32) <0.001
25 point CT severity index* 11.40 (5.19) 13.37(4.84) 10.59 (5.11) <0.001
HbA1c%(NGSP)*
HbA1c in mmol/mol (IFCC)*
6.53 (1.68)
48 (5)
7.35 (2)
56 (6)
6.19 (1.40)
43.5 (5)
<0.001
ABG* 163.59 (63.43) 208.60 (77.16) 145.17 (45.57) <0.001
SHR* 1.11 (0.27) 1.16 (0.32) 1.07 (0.11) <0.001
Prevalence of SH*
ABG ≥ 180 *
SHR ≥ 1.14 *

151 (33.5%)
164 (36.4%)

74 (56.5%)
88 (67.2%)

77 (24.1%)
76 (23.8%)

<0.001
<0.001
CRP(mg/L)* 127.53 (134.66) 197.71 (170.91) 98.80 (104.04) <0.001
D-Dimer(ng/ml)* 3310.70 (3446.51) 4974.55 (3739.53) 2629.56(3074.95) <0.001
LDH(mg/dl)* 503.57 (368.09) 714.31 (352.61) 417.30 (338.76) <0.001
NLR* 32.2 (42.88) 53.70(50.55) 23.34(35.79) <0.001
Procalcitonin(mcg/L)* 3.05 (9.91) 6.09 (12.88) 1.80 (8.09) 0.001
IL-6 (pg/ml) 145.85 (456.64) 199.84 (327.84) 123.74(498.67) 0.11
Prior medication for DM
 Metformin
 Sulfonylureas
 Thiazolidinediones
 α-glucosidase inhibitor
 DPP4 inhibitors
 GLP1Ra
 SGLT2i
 Insulin
(DM subgroup, n = 216)
166 (76.9%)
96 (44.4%)
33 (15.3%)
47 (21.9%)
134 (62%)
2
89 (41.2%)
57 (26.4%)
(DM subgroup, n = 104)
74 (71.2%)
47 (45.2%)
13 (12.4%)
20 (19.2%)
68 (65.4%)
2
37 (35.6%)
23 (22.1%)
(DM subgroup, n = 112)
92 (82.1%)
49 (43.8%)
20 (17.9%)
27 (24.3%)
66 (58.9%)
0
52 (46.4%)
34 (30.4%)

0.08
0.89
0.34
0.41
0.4

0.13
0.22
Discontinued medication for DM
 Metformin
 Sulfonylureas
 Thiazolidinediones
 α-glucosidase inhibitor
 DPP4 inhibitors
 GLP1Ra
 SGLT2i

156 (72.2%)
89 (41.2%)
33 (15.2%)
47 (21.8%)
41 (19%)
2
83 (38.4%)

75 (72.1%)
45 (43.3%)
13 (12.4%)
20 (19.2%)
15 (14.4%)
2
37 (35.6%)

81 (72.3%)
44 (39.3%)
20 (17.9%)
27 (24.1%)
26 (23.2%)
0
46 (41.1%)

1
0.58
0.57
0.41
0.12
0.48
Started on Insulin during admission * 151 (33.5%) 74 (56.5%) 77 (24.1%) <0.001
Hypertension 185 (41%) 54 (41.2%) 131 (40.9%) 1
On ACEi/ARB 132 (29.3%) 36 (27.5%) 96 (30%) 0.65
Remdesvir 148 (32.8%) 49 (37.4%) 99 (30.9%) 0.19
Tocilizumab 24 (5.3%) 10 (7.6%) 14 (4.4%) 0.17
Received single dose Vaccine prior to admission 84 (18.6%) 17 (13%) 67 (20.9%) 0.06
Received double dose Vaccine prior to admission* 41 (9.1%) 5(3.8%) 36(11.3%) 0.01

*denotes parameter with significant differences (p < 0.05) between those who died vs those who survived. All values are expressed as mean (SD) or number (percentage)except SHR which is expressed as median (IQR). SH = Stress hyperglycemia, ABG = Absolute blood glucose at admission SHR = Stress hyperglycemia ratio, SHR = Blood glucose at admission / estimated Average Glucose (eAG) derived from HbA1c% at admission] IL-6 = Interleukin-6, CRP = C-Reactive Protein, LDH = Lactate dehydrogenase, MODS = Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome,ACEi = Angiotensin converting Enzyme inhibitor, ARB = Angiotensin receptor blockers.