The outcome of COVID‐19 in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases: Comparable to the general population or worse?

Comment on Shao et al.'s “Risk factors associated with COVID‐19 pneumonia in Chinese patients with pre‐existing interstitial lung disease during the SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic”

“…However, it is essential to note that certain risk factors, such as smoking, diabetes mellitus, autoimmune diseases, and recurrent COVID-19 infections, maintain a strong association with pneumonia, but were not considered in the analysis. [7][8][9] Therefore, the authors should consider…”