November 12, 2020

Smoking Doubles the Mortality Risk in COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis of Recent Reports and Potential Mechanisms

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): risk factors

• A systematic review and meta-analysis of 10 studies (n = 11,189 COVID-19 patients) found that smokers had a 2-fold increased risk of mortality compared to non-smokers. There was no difference in mortality risk between current and former smokers.

Salah et al. (Oct 7, 2020). Smoking Doubles the Mortality Risk in COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis of Recent Reports and Potential Mechanisms. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10837