[HTML][HTML] Racial disparities in COVID-19 pandemic cases, hospitalisations, and deaths: A systematic review and meta-analysis

W Mude, VM Oguoma, T Nyanhanda… - Journal of global …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background People from racial minority groups in western countries experience
disproportionate socioeconomic and structural determinants of health disadvantages. These …

Risk factors of severe COVID-19: a review of host, viral and environmental factors

L Zsichla, V Müller - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

[HTML][HTML] Smoking and COVID-19 outcomes: an observational and Mendelian randomisation study using the UK Biobank cohort

AK Clift, A Von Ende, P San Tan, HM Sallis, N Lindson… - Thorax, 2022 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Conflicting evidence has emerged regarding the relevance of smoking on risk
of COVID-19 and its severity. Methods We undertook large-scale observational and …

Persistent symptoms following SARS-CoV-2 infection in a random community sample of 508,707 people

M Whitaker, J Elliott, M Chadeau-Hyam, S Riley… - Medrxiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Background Long COVID, describing the long-term sequelae after SARS-CoV-2 infection,
remains a poorly defined syndrome. There is uncertainty about its predisposing factors and …

Nutritional risk of vitamin D, vitamin C, zinc, and selenium deficiency on risk and clinical outcomes of COVID-19: A narrative review

LFC Pedrosa, ANAB Barros, L Leite-Lais - Clinical nutrition ESPEN, 2022 - Elsevier
The pathogenicity of the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) shows postulates that
optimal status of essential nutrients is crucial in supporting both the early viraemic and later …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of air pollution with COVID-19 positivity, hospitalisations, and mortality: observational evidence from UK Biobank

C Sheridan, J Klompmaker, S Cummins, P James… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Individual-level studies with adjustment for important COVID-19 risk factors suggest positive
associations of long-term air pollution exposure (particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide) …

Ambient air pollution and COVID-19 risk: evidence from 35 observational studies

ST Zang, J Luan, L Li, HX Yu, QJ Wu, Q Chang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and aims The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is severely
threatening and challenging public health worldwide. Epidemiological studies focused on …

The role of smoking in COVID-19 progression: a comprehensive meta-analysis

S Gallus, M Scala, I Possenti, CM Jarach… - European …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The association between current smoking and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
progression remains uncertain. We aim to provide up-to-date evidence of the role of …

Occupational differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection: analysis of the UK ONS COVID-19 infection survey

S Rhodes, J Wilkinson, N Pearce, W Mueller… - J Epidemiol …, 2022 - jech.bmj.com
Background Concern remains about how occupational SARS-CoV-2 risk has evolved during
the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to ascertain occupations with the greatest risk of SARS …

[HTML][HTML] Air pollution and meteorology as risk factors for COVID-19 death in a cohort from Southern California

M Jerrett, CL Nau, DR Young, RK Butler… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Recent evidence links ambient air pollution to COVID-19 incidence, severity,
and death, but few studies have analyzed individual-level mortality data with high quality …