The association between smoking and hospitalisation during the COVID [COVID-19]
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The association between smoking and hospitalisation during the COVID-19 outbreak: A case-control study in a single UK hospital site
IRAS ID
282704
Contact name
R Bailey
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
UCLH
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 0 months, 22 days
Research summary
Here, we present an observational case-control study to investigate the effect of past and current smoking on hospitalisation with an initial or subsequent diagnosis of COVID-19 at a single UK hospital site when compared with influenza like illness (ILI) and lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) admissions a year previous. This study is expected to be a small step towards understanding the role of smoking in severe cases of COVID-19. Comparing the hospitalisation rate of smokers during the COVID-19 pandemic with the hospitalisation rate a year previous for other respiratory infections will allow us to examine whether the risk of hospitalisation in current and ex-smokers during the COVID-19 pandemic is equivalent to the year previous.
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