Unmanaged Diabetes and Elevated Blood Glucose Are Poor Prognostic Factors in the Severity and Recovery Time in Predominantly Hispanic Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

• Sudip Bajpeyi,
• Ali Mossayebi,
• Helen Kreit,
• Sundar Cherukuri,
• Roshni A. Mandania,
• Jeannie B. Concha,
• Hyejin Jung,
• Amy Wagler,
• Akshay Gupte,
• Abhizith Deoker

Affiliations

Sudip Bajpeyi

Metabolic, Nutrition and Exercise Research (MiNER) Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States

Ali Mossayebi

Metabolic, Nutrition and Exercise Research (MiNER) Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States

Helen Kreit

Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, United States

Sundar Cherukuri

Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, United States

Roshni A. Mandania

Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, United States

Jeannie B. Concha

Department of Public Health, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States

Hyejin Jung

Department of Social Work, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States

Amy Wagler

Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, United States

Akshay Gupte

Department of Neurosurgery, University Medical Center, El Paso, TX, United States

Abhizith Deoker

Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, United States