Sex difference in coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a systematic review and meta-analysis

BB Abate, AM Kassie, MW Kassaw, TG Aragie… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To assess the sex difference in the prevalence of COVID-19 confirmed cases.
Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Setting PubMed, Cochrane Library and …

[HTML][HTML] Gender differences in the battle against COVID‐19: Impact of genetics, comorbidities, inflammation and lifestyle on differences in outcomes

PS Anca, PP Toth, P Kempler… - International journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
It has been over 6 months now since the entire globe was struck by the new Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19; aka severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV …

COVID-19 gender susceptibility and outcomes: A systematic review

I Lakbar, D Luque-Paz, JL Mege, S Einav, M Leone - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Epidemiological differences between men and women have been reported with
regards to sepsis, influenza and severe coronavirus infections including SARS-CoV and …

Sex differences in severity and mortality from COVID-19: are males more vulnerable?

A Pradhan, PE Olsson - Biology of sex Differences, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has shown high infection and mortality rates
all over the world, and despite the global efforts, there is so far no specific therapy available …

Sex differences in inflammatory markers in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection: insights from the MGH COVID-19 patient registry

ES Lau, JN McNeill, SM Paniagua, EE Liu, JK Wang… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Men are at higher risk for serious complications related to COVID-19 infection
than women. More robust immune activation in women has been proposed to contribute to …

Are sex hormones promising candidates to explain sex disparities in the COVID-19 pandemic?

ML Brandi - Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders, 2022 - Springer
Emerging evidence suggests that the novel Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is
deadlier for men than women both in China and in Europe. Male sex is a risk factor for …

Sex differences in sequelae from COVID-19 infection and in long COVID syndrome: a review

SV Sylvester, R Rusu, B Chan, M Bellows… - Current Medical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective We conducted literature reviews to uncover differential effects of sex on sequelae
from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and on long COVID syndrome. Methods Two …

Covid-19 and gender: lower rate but same mortality of severe disease in women—an observational study

F Raimondi, L Novelli, A Ghirardi, FM Russo… - BMC pulmonary …, 2021 - Springer
Background Gender-related factors might affect vulnerability to Covid-19. The aim of this
study was to describe the role of gender on clinical features and 28-day mortality in Covid …

Estrogen hormone is an essential sex factor inhibiting inflammation and immune response in COVID-19

F Li, ACM Boon, AP Michelson, RE Foraker, M Zhan… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Although vaccines have been evaluated and approved for SARS-CoV-2 infection
prevention, there remains a lack of effective treatments to reduce the mortality of COVID-19 …

Let's talk about sex in the context of COVID-19

LH Gargaglioni, DA Marques - Journal of applied …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
In recent months, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has sent many
countries into crisis. Studies have shown that this virus causes worse outcomes and a higher …