Sex disparities in COVID-19 severity and outcome: are men weaker or women stronger?

R Pivonello, RS Auriemma, C Pivonello, AM Isidori… - …, 2021 - karger.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a global public health issue which has …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

[HTML][HTML] Sex hormones in SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility: key players or confounders?

N Lott, CE Gebhard, S Bengs, A Haider… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has a clear sex
disparity in clinical outcomes. Hence, the interaction between sex hormones, virus entry …

[HTML][HTML] Sex hormones, autoimmunity and gender disparity in COVID-19

HA Raza, P Sen, OA Bhatti, L Gupta - Rheumatology international, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has majorly contributed to
massive and widespread mortality. Epidemiological data strongly indicates a sex-based …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

An insight into the sex differences in COVID-19 patients: what are the possible causes?

PM Dana, F Sadoughi, J Hallajzadeh… - … and disaster medicine, 2020 - cambridge.org
Studies have reported a sex bias in case fatalities of COVID-19 patients. Moreover, it is
observed that men have a higher risk of developing a severe form of the disease compared …

[HTML][HTML] Male predisposition to severe COVID-19: Review of evidence and potential therapeutic prospects

DO Acheampong, IK Barffour, A Boye… - Biomedicine & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The severe form of COVID-19 has significant sex disparities, with high fatalities commonly
reported among males than females. The incidence of COVID-19 has also been higher in …

[HTML][HTML] Sexual dimorphism in COVID-19: potential clinical and public health implications

N Bechmann, A Barthel, A Schedl, S Herzig… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Current evidence suggests that severity and mortality of COVID-19 is higher in men than in
women, whereas women might be at increased risk of COVID-19 reinfection and …

[HTML][HTML] Sex and gender differences in COVID-19: More to be learned!

L Ya'qoub, IY Elgendy, CJ Pepine - American heart journal plus: cardiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of patients across the globe. Multiple studies,
national and international governmental data have shown important sex and gender …

Sex-derived attributes contributing to SARS-CoV-2 mortality

N Chanana, T Palmo, K Sharma… - American Journal …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Epidemiological data in COVID-19 mortality indicate that men are more prone to die of
SARS-CoV-2 infection than women, but biological causes for this sexual dimorphism are …