Statin Use and COVID-19 Infectivity and Severity in South Korea: Two Population-Based Nationwide Cohort Studies

Seung Won Lee   ^{1 *} , MD, PhD ;   So Young Kim   ^{2 *} , MD, PhD ;   Sung Yong Moon   ¹ , BSc ;   In Kyung Yoo   ³ , MD, PhD ;   Eun-Gyong Yoo   ⁴ , MD, PhD ;   Gwang Hyeon Eom   ⁵ , MD, PhD ;   Jae-Min Kim   ⁶ , MD, PhD ;   Jae Il Shin   ⁷ , MD, PhD ;   Myung Ho Jeong   ⁸ , MD, PhD ;   Jee Myung Yang   ⁹ , MD, PhD ;   Dong Keon Yon   ^{10 *} , MD

¹ Department of Data Science, Sejong University College of Software Convergence, Seoul, Republic of Korea

² Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea

³ Department of Gastroenterology, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea

⁴ Department of Pediatrics, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea

⁵ Department of Pharmacology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun, Republic of Korea

⁶ Department of Psychiatry, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea

⁷ Department of Pediatrics, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

⁸ The Heart Center, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Republic of Korea

⁹ Department of Ophthalmology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

¹⁰ Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

*these authors contributed equally