People with allergic disorders, such as allergic rhinitis or atopic dermatitis / eczema, generally have a lower risk of Covid-19 infection, especially if they also have asthma, according to a new British scientific study.
In fact, in these people, older age, male gender, and other underlying diseases do not appear to be associated with a particularly high risk of Covid-19, unlike in the general population. On the other hand, obesity, cohabitation with many people in the same house and frequent visits to other enclosed spaces have been found to increase the risk of infection for allergy sufferers as well.
The researchers, led by Professor Adrian Martino of Queen Mary University of London and published in the journal Thorax, analyzed data on 15,227 people with a mean age of 59 years, 70% of whom were women. Of these, 446 (approximately 3%) had at least one Covid-19 infection confirmed by molecular testing, while 32 were hospitalized.
It was found that those who had atopic dermatitis / eczema or allergic rhinitis were 23% less likely to be infected with coronavirus than those who did not. People with both atopic dermatitis and asthma had an even lower risk (38%) of Covid-19 infection, whether or not they used steroid inhalers.
Link to the scientific publication: https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2021/11/02/thoraxjnl-2021-217487
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