The scale of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has thrust a spotlight on the sex-based differences
in response to viral diseases; morbidity and mortality are greater in men than women. We …

The prognostic role of hypercoagulability in COVID-19 patients is ambiguous. D-dimer, may
be regarded as a global marker of hemostasis activation in COVID-19. Our study was to …

The elderly and patients with several comorbidities experience more severe cases of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) than healthy patients without underlying medical …

Objective To investigate prevalence and epidemiological and clinical factors associated with
olfactory dysfunction (OD) and gustatory dysfunction (GD) in COVID-19 patients according to …

Male sex and older age have been reported to be associated with worse outcomes from
COVID-19. It was postulated that estrogens may play a role in reducing the severity of the …

Engulfed by the grave consequences of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic, a better understanding of the unique pattern of viral invasion and virulence is of …

Effective early-stage markers for predicting which patients are at risk of developing SARS-
CoV-2 infection have not been fully investigated. Here, we performed comprehensive serum …

Background The clinical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection vary in severity, potentially
influenced by the resident human microbiota. There is limited consensus on conserved …

Objectives To investigate the association between sex hormones and the severity of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Furthermore, associations between sex hormones …

Obesity is a major risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 severity. The
underlying basis of this association is likely complex in nature. The host-cell receptor …