The Association of Smoking and SARS-CoV-2 Infection
نویسندگان
1 Tobacco Prevention and Control Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences ,Tehran, Iran
2 Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center (CRDRC), NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Exercise Physiology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
4 Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center (CRDRC), NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5 Tobacco Prevention and Control Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6 Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center (CRDRC), NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
7 Nursing Care Research Center, NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
8 Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center (CRDRC), NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
9 Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
10 Tobacco Prevention and Control Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
11 Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center (CRDRC), NRITLD, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
Background: SARS-CoV-2 is a member of the coronavirus family that has caused infections in humans. Iran, as one of the countries in West Asia, is facing a high prevalence of this virus. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between smoking and COVID-19 outcomes during the pandemic and sociodemographic characteristics. Materials and Methods: This cross‐sectional survey was done to assess the frequency of tobacco smoking in COVID-19 patients hospitalized at Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran, Iran. All patients’ basic and clinical characteristics, smoking status, and outcomes (ICU admission) were recorded. Results: A total of 254 participants, of whom 206 (81.10%) provided complete data on variables included in the present analyses. In the present study, 137 (66.5%) of all patients were men and 69 (33.5%) were women. Also, 63 (30.4%) of the study population had a family member with a current disease or history of COVID-19. Fourteen patients (6.79%) were ex-smokers and 34 (16.50%) were current smokers. We found significant relationships between Ex-smoking and ICU admission in COVID-19 patients. Conclusion: Ex-smoker inpatients with COVID-19 require special attention since they are a vulnerable population with a much higher morbidity rate.
