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Male sex identified by global COVID-19 meta-analysis as a risk factor for death and ITU admission

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  • Hannah Peckham

    (Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology Versus Arthritis at UCL, UCLH, GOSH
    Centre for Rheumatology Research, Division of Medicine, UCL)

  • Nina M. Gruijter

    (Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology Versus Arthritis at UCL, UCLH, GOSH
    Centre for Rheumatology Research, Division of Medicine, UCL)

  • Charles Raine

    (Centre for Rheumatology Research, Division of Medicine, UCL)

  • Anna Radziszewska

    (Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology Versus Arthritis at UCL, UCLH, GOSH
    Centre for Rheumatology Research, Division of Medicine, UCL)

  • Coziana Ciurtin

    (Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology Versus Arthritis at UCL, UCLH, GOSH
    Centre for Rheumatology Research, Division of Medicine, UCL)

  • Lucy R. Wedderburn

    (Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology Versus Arthritis at UCL, UCLH, GOSH
    UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
    NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital)

  • Elizabeth C. Rosser

    (Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology Versus Arthritis at UCL, UCLH, GOSH
    Centre for Rheumatology Research, Division of Medicine, UCL)

  • Kate Webb

    (University of Cape Town
    Crick African Network)

  • Claire T. Deakin

    (Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology Versus Arthritis at UCL, UCLH, GOSH
    UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health
    NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital)

Abstract

Anecdotal evidence suggests that Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, exhibits differences in morbidity and mortality between sexes. Here, we present a meta-analysis of 3,111,714 reported global cases to demonstrate that, whilst there is no difference in the proportion of males and females with confirmed COVID-19, male patients have almost three times the odds of requiring intensive treatment unit (ITU) admission (OR = 2.84; 95% CI = 2.06, 3.92) and higher odds of death (OR = 1.39; 95% CI = 1.31, 1.47) compared to females. With few exceptions, the sex bias observed in COVID-19 is a worldwide phenomenon. An appreciation of how sex is influencing COVID-19 outcomes will have important implications for clinical management and mitigation strategies for this disease.

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  • Hannah Peckham & Nina M. Gruijter & Charles Raine & Anna Radziszewska & Coziana Ciurtin & Lucy R. Wedderburn & Elizabeth C. Rosser & Kate Webb & Claire T. Deakin, 2020. "Male sex identified by global COVID-19 meta-analysis as a risk factor for death and ITU admission," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-19741-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-19741-6
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