The effect of smoking on COVID-19-linked biomarkers in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Published in: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis (2021)

Serum neutrophil, NLR, and ferritin levels, which are widely used in determining the prognosis of COVID-19, were found higher in current smokers/ex-smokers. These results support the view that a poor prognosis of COVID-19 is associated with smoking.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
poor prognosis
smoking cessation
sars cov
long non coding rna
respiratory syndrome coronavirus