A research group led by Associate Professor Kazuhisa Asai of Osaka Public University and Takahiro Tabuchi, Assistant Director of the Osaka International Cancer Center, found that the infection rate of the new coronavirus among heated tobacco users and the risk of worsening of the condition at the time of infection were higher than those of non-users. revealed to be high.
Heat-not-burn cigarettes, which have become popular in Japan since around 2016, are said to pose fewer health hazards than combustible cigarettes that burn tobacco leaves. impact is not clear.In addition, the use of combustible tobacco is known to be a risk factor for aggravation of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-2014); do not have.
This study is the first to focus on the impact of COVID-19 on heat-not-burn tobacco users.We asked 19 people (30,130-16 years old) living all over Japan who are registered with an internet survey company to answer the status of tobacco use, including heated tobacco, and whether they have contracted or exacerbated COVID-81 (hospitalization, oxygen administration). rice field.
As a result of statistical analysis, heat-not-burn tobacco users (including those who use combustible tobacco) have a significantly higher risk of contracting COVID-19 than non-tobacco users, especially those who use both heat-not-burn tobacco and combustible tobacco. infection was 4.66 times (odds ratio).Furthermore, all tobacco users (including former users) had a higher rate of exacerbation requiring hospitalization and oxygen inhalation when contracting COVID-19 compared to non-tobacco users. Combined smokers and heat-not-burn tobacco users had the highest risk among all tobacco users.
In addition to demonstrating once again that the use of combustible tobacco increases the risk of aggravation of COVID-19, these results indicate that the use of heated tobacco products may also be a risk factor for the onset and aggravation of COVID-19. rice field. Although further research is needed on the mechanism by which heated tobacco is involved in the morbidity and exacerbation of COVID-19, the results suggest implications for tobacco use behavior during the COVID-XNUMX crisis.
