Gender differences in COVID-19 patients: a regional survey among physicians of Internal Medicine Wards
Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected millions of individuals around the World. Hypertension (HT), chronic heart disease (CHD), and diabetes mellitus (DM), particularly in the elderly, increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, conflicting r...
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| author | Tiziana Ciarambino Alfonso Ilardi Orazio Valerio Giannico Ada Maffettone Filippina Ciaburri Venere Delli Paoli Andrea Fontanella Paolo Tirelli Carolina Bologna Fernando Gallucci Mario Visconti Domenico Caruso Maria Amitrano Mauro Giordano Maria D'Avino |
| author_facet | Tiziana Ciarambino Alfonso Ilardi Orazio Valerio Giannico Ada Maffettone Filippina Ciaburri Venere Delli Paoli Andrea Fontanella Paolo Tirelli Carolina Bologna Fernando Gallucci Mario Visconti Domenico Caruso Maria Amitrano Mauro Giordano Maria D'Avino |
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| description | Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected millions of individuals around the World. Hypertension (HT), chronic heart disease (CHD), and diabetes mellitus (DM), particularly in the elderly, increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, conflicting results [such as coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) disease vulnerability, case fatality, etc.] have been reported about the response to infection and COVID-19 outcomes in men and women. Therefore, understanding predictors of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission might help future planning and management of the disease. We conducted a multicenter survey about COVID-19 involving internists from Internal Medicine Wards. This survey indirectly allowed us to analyze the information of 2400 patients hospitalized in 35 wards of Internal Medicine of the Campania Region between July and October 2020. Our investigation has detected that the infection is more frequent in males, and the number of male patients hospitalized in ICU is also higher than females, with a large proportion of hypertensive patients. Extensive prospective studies are required to confirm this finding and explore the mechanisms for which hypertensive males are exposed to a higher proportion of admission to ICU and higher case fatality rates. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-daee20baa1e0479189501067e19b9ced2023-12-02T00:50:45ZengPAGEPress PublicationsItalian Journal of Medicine1877-93441877-93522021-09-0115310.4081/itjm.2021.1443Gender differences in COVID-19 patients: a regional survey among physicians of Internal Medicine WardsTiziana Ciarambino0Alfonso Ilardi1Orazio Valerio Giannico2Ada Maffettone3Filippina Ciaburri4Venere Delli Paoli5Andrea Fontanella6Paolo Tirelli7Carolina Bologna8Fernando Gallucci9Mario Visconti10Domenico Caruso11Maria Amitrano12Mauro Giordano13Maria D'Avino14Internal Medicine Department, Hospital of Marcianise, ASL CasertaInternal Medicine Department, AORN Cardarelli NapoliDepartment of Prevention, ASL TarantoInternal Medicine Department, Ospedale Monaldi NapoliInternal Medicine Department, AORN Cardarelli NapoliInternal Medicine Department, AORN Cardarelli NapoliInternal Medicine Department, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli, NapoliInternal Medicine Department, Ospedale del Mare, NapoliInternal Medicine Department, Ospedale del Mare, NapoliInternal Medicine Department, AORN Cardarelli NapoliEmeritus Chief of Internal Medicine, ASL Napoli 1, NapoliInternal Medicine Department, AORN Cardarelli NapoliInternal Medicine Department, AORN Moscati AvellinoInternal Medicine Department, University of Campania, L. Vanvitelli, NapoliInternal Medicine Department, AORN Cardarelli NapoliSevere acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has infected millions of individuals around the World. Hypertension (HT), chronic heart disease (CHD), and diabetes mellitus (DM), particularly in the elderly, increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection. However, conflicting results [such as coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) disease vulnerability, case fatality, etc.] have been reported about the response to infection and COVID-19 outcomes in men and women. Therefore, understanding predictors of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission might help future planning and management of the disease. We conducted a multicenter survey about COVID-19 involving internists from Internal Medicine Wards. This survey indirectly allowed us to analyze the information of 2400 patients hospitalized in 35 wards of Internal Medicine of the Campania Region between July and October 2020. Our investigation has detected that the infection is more frequent in males, and the number of male patients hospitalized in ICU is also higher than females, with a large proportion of hypertensive patients. Extensive prospective studies are required to confirm this finding and explore the mechanisms for which hypertensive males are exposed to a higher proportion of admission to ICU and higher case fatality rates.https://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1443HypertensiveCOVID-19gender differencesarterial hypertension. |
| spellingShingle | Tiziana Ciarambino Alfonso Ilardi Orazio Valerio Giannico Ada Maffettone Filippina Ciaburri Venere Delli Paoli Andrea Fontanella Paolo Tirelli Carolina Bologna Fernando Gallucci Mario Visconti Domenico Caruso Maria Amitrano Mauro Giordano Maria D'Avino Gender differences in COVID-19 patients: a regional survey among physicians of Internal Medicine Wards Italian Journal of Medicine Hypertensive COVID-19 gender differences arterial hypertension. |
| title | Gender differences in COVID-19 patients: a regional survey among physicians of Internal Medicine Wards |
| title_full | Gender differences in COVID-19 patients: a regional survey among physicians of Internal Medicine Wards |
| title_fullStr | Gender differences in COVID-19 patients: a regional survey among physicians of Internal Medicine Wards |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gender differences in COVID-19 patients: a regional survey among physicians of Internal Medicine Wards |
| title_short | Gender differences in COVID-19 patients: a regional survey among physicians of Internal Medicine Wards |
| title_sort | gender differences in covid 19 patients a regional survey among physicians of internal medicine wards |
| topic | Hypertensive COVID-19 gender differences arterial hypertension. |
| url | https://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1443 |
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