Male sex identified by global COVID-19 meta-analysis as a risk factor for death and ITU admission

oleh: Hannah Peckham, Nina M. de Gruijter, Charles Raine, Anna Radziszewska, Coziana Ciurtin, Lucy R. Wedderburn, Elizabeth C. Rosser, Kate Webb, Claire T. Deakin

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-12-01

Deskripsi

Anecdotal reports suggest potential severity and outcome differences between sexes following infection by SARS-CoV-2. Here, the authors perform meta-analyses of more than 3 million cases collected from global public data to demonstrate that male patients with COVID-19 are 3 times more likely to require intensive care, and have ~40% higher death rate.