March 6, 2020

Gender differences in patients with COVID-19: Focus on severity and mortality

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• While men and women appear to have the same susceptibility to COVID-19, men appear to be at greater risk of higher severity and death, in line with prior reports and historical data for SARS-CoV. 

Jin et al. (Mar 5, 2020). Gender differences in patients with COVID-19: Focus on severity and mortality. Pre-print downloaded Mar 6 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.02.23.20026864