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. 2021 Dec;58(12):1701-1704.
doi: 10.1007/s00592-021-01779-7. Epub 2021 Aug 4.

High glycaemic variability is associated with progression of COVID-19

Caroline Wei Shan Hoong  1 , Xier Emily Yeo  2 , Yi Lin  2 , Say Tat Ooi  2   3 , Ester Yeoh  4   5
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High glycaemic variability is associated with progression of COVID-19

Caroline Wei Shan Hoong et al. Acta Diabetol. 2021 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19 prognosis; Diabetes; Glycaemic variability; Oxidative stress; Progression.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declared that they have no conflict of interest.

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Fig. 1
Kaplan–Meier survival curve for progression of disease stratified by glucose coefficient of variant (Glu CV) tertiles 1, 2 and 3. p-values compare tertiles 2 and 3 with tertile 1
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