Smoking cessation in the elderly as a sign of susceptibility to symptomatic COVID-19 reinfection in the United States

• Main Authors: Wataru Ando (Author), Takeshi Horii (Author), Mitsuki Jimbo (Author), Takayuki Uematsu (Author), Koichiro Atsuda (Author), Hideaki Hanaki (Author), Katsuya Otori (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundWe aimed to clarify the relationship between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) reinfection and basic disease and smoking status.MethodsThe electronic health records of 165,320 patients with COVID-19 from January 1, 2020, to August 27, 2021, were analyzed. Data on age, race, sex, smoking...