Smoking Is Correlated With the Prognosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Patients: An Observational Study

• Published in: Frontiers in physiology Vol. 12; p. 634842
• Main Authors: Peng, Fei, Lei, Si, Zhang, Quan, Zhong, Yanjun, Wu, Shangjie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 03.03.2021
• Subjects: ACE2; cigarette; COVID-19; inflammation; Physiology; SARS-CoV-2; smoking; COVID-19; ACE2; SARS-CoV-2; cigarette; inflammation; smoking; prognosis

Cigarette smoking has been proven to be a risk factor in the development of many diseases. However, it remains controversial with respect to the relationship of smoking with COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of smoking in COVID-19. A total of 622 patients with COVID-19 in C...