Male predominance in disease severity and mortality in a low Covid-19 epidemic and low case-fatality area - a population-based registry study.

Erik ForsblomSuvi SilénElisa KortelaMaarit J AhavaHanna-Riikka KreiviVille HolmbergAsko JärvinenJohanna HästbackaSanna-Maria KivivuoriAtte Meretoja

Published in: Infectious diseases (London, England) (2021)

Male sex associated with higher disease severity and case-fatality. Late presentation of male fatal cases could represent different treatment-seeking behaviour or disease progression by sex.

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