Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Sex-Specific COVID-19 Clinical Outcomes.

ABSTRACT: To successfully mitigate the extraordinary devastation caused by the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it is crucial to identify important risk factors for this disease. One such neglected health determinant is the sex of the patient. This is an essential clinical characteristic, as it can factor into a patient's clinical management and preventative measures. Some clinical studies have shown disparities in the proportion between males and females that have more severe clinical outcomes or, subsequently, die from this disease. However, this association has not been unequivocally established. Thus, the purpose of this investigation was to examine the association between male sex and COVID-19 severity. We systematically reviewed the literature, identified studies that matched pred

SUBMITTER: Galbadage T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7331754 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature