Effects of Waterpipe Smoking on the Course of COVID-19 Infection
Medical Journal of Bakirkoy
; 18(2):247-251, 2022.
Article
in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-1939263
ABSTRACT
Objective:
Smoking, and also water pipe smoking (hookah), is a common method of tobacco use in Southwest Asia and Middle East countries. Although the relationship between coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection and smoking has been evaluated in many studies, no study has been conducted to evaluate the relationship between COVID-19 infection and water pipe smoking.Methods:
We enrolled 150 in-hospital patients. The severity of disease classified as mild, moderate, severe, and critically ill. The relationship between waterpipe smoker, smoker and non-smoker patients and severity of disease statistically evaluated.Results:
Patients with minimal involvement (1-25%) on thorax computed tomography were found to be higher in the smoker and cigarette-hookah smoking group compared to the non-smoking group, and the patients with moderate involvement (51-75%) were found to be less in the smoking-hookah group. in terms of disease degree;It was found that there were more mild and moderate smokers in the smoking and smoking-hookah group than the non-smoking group. The C-reactive protein and sedimentation values of cigarette-waterpipe tabocco smokers were found to be lower than non-smokers.Conclusion:
Waterpipe smoking does not aggravate the course of the disease in the young population, but new studies are needed for its effects on the elderly population.
ARCHITCT ci16200; clinical chemistry analyzer; immunoassay analyzer; C reactive protein; ferritin; hemoglobin; adult; aged; article; basophil count; blood cell count; blood sampling; computer assisted tomography; controlled study; coronavirus disease 2019; disease course; disease severity; electronic medical record system; eosinophil count; erythrocyte sedimentation rate; female; ferritin blood level; hemoglobin blood level; hospital patient; human; immunoturbidimetry; laboratory test; leukocyte count; lung parenchyma; lymphocyte count; major clinical study; male; medical record review; middle aged; nasopharyngeal swab; neutrophil count; platelet count; protein blood level; real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; retrospective study; water pipe smoking; Cobas 8000
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Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Medical Journal of Bakirkoy
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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