Men with COVID-19 die. Women survive.
Maturitas
; 158: 34-36, 2022 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1531644
ABSTRACT
The severity and mortality rate of COVID-19 differ between the sexes. Several biopsychosocial determinants may account for the better outcomes in women. The notion that sex steroid hormones account for the gender disparity is reasonable but not proven; the same is true of the role of menopause as a risk factor. A retrospective analysis of patients (=1764) hospitalized in Italy showed a higher mortality (HR 1.58, 95%CI 1.30-1.91, adjusted for age and multi-comorbidities) in males only after the age of 65 (the rate is twice as high in the 65-79-year age group and 1.5-fold higher in those aged over 80). The higher mortality of men is mostly evident among those aged over 65 years, long after the average age of menopause.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Maturitas
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.maturitas.2021.11.014
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