Sex differences in a cohort of COVID-19 Italian patients hospitalized during the first and second pandemic waves

Sex differences in a cohort of COVID-19 Italian patients hospitalized during the first and second pandemic waves

Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity seems to be influenced by genetic background, sex, age, and presence of specific comorbidities. So far, little attention has been paid to sex-specific variations of demographic, clinical, and laboratory features of COVID-19 patients re...

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Main Authors: Virginia Quaresima, Cristina Scarpazza, Alessandra Sottini, Chiara Fiorini, Simona Signorini, Ottavia Maria Delmonte, Liana Signorini, Eugenia Quiros-Roldan, Luisa Imberti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
Subjects:
COVID-19
Sex-related differences
Pandemic wave(s)
Intensive care unit (ICU)
SARS-CoV-2
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-021-00386-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-021-00386-z

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