risk of mortality due to sudden hyperglycemia in covid-19 patients

Aims: one of the most dangerous complications of covid19 is sudden hyperglycemia that may carry a high incidence of the death rate. this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between death rate and hyperglycemia caused by covid19 infection in nondiabetic patients.materials methods: in this study, 296 patients were selected randomly, 57 patients complaining of sudden hyperglycemia (>400 mg/dl) one week after the high fever subsided; the others did not show such complain. statistical analysis was done to evaluate the relative risk of hyperglycemia upon the incidence of mortality rate between two groups.findings: the x2 value was 20.5959 for all, and the pvalue was not significant except for covid19 with hyperglycemia that showed a highly significant mortality rate (x2=15.9, p<0.001).conclusion: hyperglycemia should be monitored even after regression of covid19 symptoms, and insulin therapy must be considered to minimize the risk of death.