Association of smoking type, status, number times of smoking and their effect on infected people by COVID-19

Abstract

Background: Smoking has a significant role in weakening the pulmonary immune system function. Infection with infectious agents can cause more serious outcomes in the pulmonary system among people who smoke than those who do not. Objective: To show the relationship between smoking and the progression of the infectious COVID-19. Patients and Methods: A questionnaire the following data was gathered from both sexes using a Google form: age, smoking status, smoking habits, blood type, and medical conditions. Results: Results: Statistical analysis indicated that there are highly significant differences between males and females, and older patients included in the study who are infected and non-infected with COVID-19 (P < 0.01), and there are significant differences among blood groups (P < 0.05). In regard to smoking status, there are highly significant differences in the disease severity between the never-smoking group compared to current smokers (P≤0.01, P≤0.05), respectively. This differences increase with the number of times of smoking, and there is no significant difference between types of smoking between infected and non-infected groups with COVID-19. Statistical analysis indicated that there are highly significant differences in the disease severity in the male and female groups who have not smoked compared to former smokers (P < 0.01). Conclusion: Recent studies have reported the real role of the virus in the health status of smokers. However, this study showed no strong relationship between the virus and smokers.