New meta-analysis of 18 studies finds that smokers are *82% less likely* to be hospitalised with COVID-19 than nonsmokers.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/20/7394/htm …
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I mean, leaving aside the statistics for a second, can we really say much about comparing the number of smokers hospitalized today with COVID-19 to the mean rate of smokers in 2010? What would that even tell us?
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I don’t think it’s the 2010 date that’s the problem here.
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Just out of interest, what is your opinion on this study
@GidMK?https://www.qeios.com/read/UJR2AW.9 -
I think that actually makes it more likely that survivorship bias is the main issue at play here i.e. current smokers who are very sick die before getting COVID-19, so the ones who are still alive are less at risk than they would be
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