Effect modification by age of the association between obstructive lung diseases, smoking, and COVID-19 severity.

Peter P MoschovisMengdi LuDouglas HaydenLael M YonkerJesiel LombayElsie TaverasAlexy Arauz BoudreauVirginia A TriantAndrea S FoulkesIngrid BassettPatricia L HibberdT Bernard Kinane

Published in: BMJ open respiratory research (2021)

This cohort study identifies age as a modifying factor for the association between asthma and smoking on severity of COVID-19. Our findings highlight the complexities of determining risk factors for COVID-19 severity, and suggest that the effect of risk factors may vary across the age spectrum.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
risk factors
smoking cessation
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
genome wide
lung function
dna methylation