Article: Association Between Smoking and COVID-19 Severity: Evidence from Bangladesh.
Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
2021 Volume 14, Page(s) 1923–1933
Abstract: ... the association between smoking and COVID-19 severity.: Subjects and methods: This comparative study was ... Conclusion: This study revealed a strong association between smoking and COVID-19 severity that calls ... frequency, and the presence of comorbidities were significantly associated with COVID-19 severity ...
Abstract | Purpose: Previous studies have explored several risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity, but there is still a lack of association with smoking. Our study aims to find out the association between smoking and COVID-19 severity. Subjects and methods: This comparative study was conducted among hospitalized severely and critically ill COVID-19 patients, as well as asymptomatic, mild, and moderate patients from the list of the city corporation (Dhaka, Bangladesh), as confirmed by reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). A total of 2022 adults aged ≥18 years were enrolled in this study. Results: The mean age of the patients was 41.17 years; 66.96% of the patients were male, 57.02% were aged above 35 years, and 81.50% of the patients had ever been married; and 33.09% cases were mild and 14.99% were severe. Among the patients, 29.4% were ever-smokers. Smoking status, duration, and frequency, and the presence of comorbidities were significantly associated with COVID-19 severity ( Conclusion: This study revealed a strong association between smoking and COVID-19 severity that calls for mass awareness and cessation campaigns from governments and voluntary organizations. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2021-07-23 |
Publishing country | New Zealand |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2453343-9 |
ISSN | 1178-2390 |
ISSN | 1178-2390 |
DOI | 10.2147/JMDH.S317603 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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