(08-13-2020, 01:13 PM)BostonCard Wrote:(08-13-2020, 12:49 PM)dabigv13 Wrote: Interestingly, playing with some of the parameters, smoking currently or in the past seems to improve your odds of avoiding hospitalization. Not sure how much I believe that. Makes me question the model.
I have seen some reports (out of France, of course) that smoking was associated with lower odds of hospitalization. Seems counterintuitive to me, the pulmonologist, and this meta analysis by the WHO suggests an association between smoking and disease severity:
https://www.who.int/news-room/commentari...d-covid-19
Quote:At the time of this review, the available evidence suggests that smoking is associated with increased severity of disease and death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Although likely related to severity, there is no evidence to quantify the risk to smokers of hospitalization with COVID-19 or of infection by SARS-CoV-2 was found in the peer-reviewed literature. Population-based studies are needed to address these questions.
BC
Was worried I might need to start recommending my patients take up smoking. Not sure I have any pamphlets printed up for that in my office.