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Table 3 Glycaemic level at admission and the risk of in-hospital death in patients with COVID-19

From: Diabetes, even newly defined by HbA1c testing, is associated with an increased risk of in-hospital death in adults 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

  1. HR hazard ratio, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c