We Should Pay More Attention to Sex Differences to Predict the Risk of Severe COVID-19: Men Have the Same Risk of Worse Prognosis as Women More Than 10 Years Older

We Should Pay More Attention to Sex Differences to Predict the Risk of Severe COVID-19: Men Have the Same Risk of Worse Prognosis as Women More Than 10 Years Older

Background: Prioritization for novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related health policies usually considers age and certain other characteristics, but sex is rarely included, despite the higher risk of severe disease in men. The aim of this study was to compare the impact of sex and age on th...

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Main Authors: Yumi Matsushita, Tetsuji Yokoyama, Kayoko Hayakawa, Nobuaki Matsunaga, Hiroshi Ohtsu, Sho Saito, Mari Terada, Setsuko Suzuki, Shinichiro Morioka, Satoshi Kutsuna, Shinya Tsuzuki, Hisao Hara, Akio Kimura, Norio Ohmagari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Epidemiological Association 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Epidemiology
Subjects:
covid-19
infectious disease
sex
priority
age
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/33/1/33_JE20220056/_pdf

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https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/33/1/33_JE20220056/_pdf

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