Fasting blood glucose predicts the occurrence of critical illness in COVID-19 patients: A multicenter retrospective cohort study

J Infect. 2020 Sep;81(3):e20-e23. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.07.006. Epub 2020 Jul 8.

Authors

Qin Liu¹, Huai Chen¹, Jianyu Li¹, Xiaoyan Huang¹, Lihua Lai¹, Shenghao Li¹, Qingsi Zeng²

Affiliations

¹ The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
² The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: zengqingsi@gzhmu.edu.cn.

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
Blood Glucose
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Critical Illness*
Fasting
Ferritins
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2

Substances

Blood Glucose
Ferritins