Sex Differences in Mortality from COVID-19 Pandemic: Are Men Vulnerable and Women Protected?
TLDR
This report explores plausible reasons for this sex difference in mortality from COVID-19 including the contribution of underlying cardiovascular risk factors, high risk behaviors, immune response and biological differences between men and women.Abstract:
Sex-disaggregated data are important for reducing health inequities in medicine. Global data suggest that there is a sex difference in mortality from the 2019 novel coronavirus disease. In this report, we explore plausible reasons for this sex difference, including the contribution of underlying cardiovascular risk factors, high-risk behaviors, immune response, and biological differences between men and women. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)read more
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