Sex Differences on Clinical Characteristics, Severity, and Mortality in Adult Patients With COVID-19: A Multicentre Retrospective Study

Sex Differences on Clinical Characteristics, Severity, and Mortality in Adult Patients With COVID-19: A Multicentre Retrospective Study

Background: Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) epidemic is spreading globally. Sex differences in the severity and mortality of COVID-19 emerged. This study aims to describe the impact of sex on outcomes in COVOD-19 with a special focus on the effect of estrogen.Methods: We performed a retrospectiv...

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Main Authors: Jing Sha, Guoqiang Qie, Qingchun Yao, Wenqing Sun, Cuiyan Wang, Zhongfa Zhang, Xingguang Wang, Peng Wang, Jinjiao Jiang, Xue Bai, Yufeng Chu, Mei Meng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
COVID-19
sex
estrogen
menopause
mortality
China
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.607059/full

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