Sex difference in coronavirus disease (COVID-19): a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Biruk Beletew Abate Ayelign Mengesha Kassie Mesfine Wudu KassawTeshome Gebremeskel AragieSetamlak Adane Masresha

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

The prevalence of symptomatic COVID-19 was found to be higher in men than in women. The high prevalence of smoking and alcohol consumption contributed to the high prevalence of COVID-19 among men. Additional studies on the discrepancies in severity and mortality rate due to COVID-19 among men and women and the associated factors are recommended.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
alcohol consumption
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
risk factors
type diabetes
middle aged
pregnant women
insulin resistance
case control