Low rate of daily smokers in patients with symptomatic COVID-19

• DOI: 10.1101/2020.06.10.20127514
• Publication Date: 2020-06-12T21:07:11Z
• Authors: Makoto Miyara; Florence Tubach; Valérie Pourcher; Capucine Morélot-...; Julie Pernet; Julien Haroche; Said Lebbah; Elise Morawiec; Guy Gorochov; Eric Caumes; Pierre Hausfater; Alain Combes; Thomas Similowski; Zahir Amoura
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 3. Good health

Abstract Background Identification of prognostic factors in COVID-19 remains a global challenge. The role smoking is still controversial. Objective To evaluate the rate daily smokers patients with COVID-19. Methods in-and outpatients from large French university hospital were systematically interviewed for their status, use e-cigarette and nicotinic substitutes. rates compared to those 2019 general population, after standardization sex age. Results inpatient group was composed 340 patients, median age 66 years: 203 men (59.7%) 137 women (40.3%), both years, 4.1 % CI95% [2.3–6.9] (5.4% men, 2.2% women). outpatient 139 44 62 (44.6%, 43 years), 77 (55.4%, years). smoker 6.1 CI 95% [2.7 - 11.6] (5.1% 6.8% In 24.0% (27.5% 20.7% Among inpatients, represented 3.4% 45 dead 29 transferred ICU, respectively. significantly lower as that population by sex, Standardized Incidence Ratios 0.24 [0.12-0.48] [0.14-0.40] inpatients. Conclusion Daily symptomatic