8,900/ Qatar (est. current tobacco smoking age 15+ was 16.2% in 2020) S=smoker, X=ex-smoker Of 828 in ICU with Covid-19 ARDS, S=7.6% & X=8.5% 663 with high triglycerides level: S=7.1% & X=8.1% https://t.co/91O7EKJqPi
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Hypertriglyceridemia associated with COVID-19 did not increase death rate, but prolonged length of stay. Treating hypertriglyceridemia did not translate into improvement in clinical outcomes including mortality. Ongoing RCTs are awaited. https://t.co/J
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RT @ejustin46: 2) In this study, they enrolled "1,234 patients, 1,016 (82.3%) had hypertriglyceridemia. Patients with hypertriglyceridemia…
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2) In this study, they enrolled "1,234 patients, 1,016 (82.3%) had hypertriglyceridemia. Patients with hypertriglyceridemia showed significantly longer time to COVID-19 recovery, ICU and hospital stay, and time to death (29.3 vs. 16.9 days)" https://t.co/3