- A large study of several thousand patients has shown that compared to women, men have a higher concentration of a key enzyme, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), that enables the coronavirus to infect healthy cells.
- The study also found that patients suffering from heart failure who take drugs targeting the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors did not have higher concentrations of ACE2 in their blood.
- Data collected so far has shown that people consuming more alcohol and tobacco are likely going to suffer to a greater extent the effect of the coronavirus disease.