Differential Viral Dynamics by Sex and Body Mass Index During Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Results from a Longitudinal Cohort Study.

Carly HerbertYukari C ManabeAndreas FilippaiosHonghuang LinBiqi WangChad AchenbachVik KheterpalPaul HartinThejas SuvarnaEmma HarmanPamela StamegnaLokinendi V RaoNathaniel HaferJohn BroachKatherine LuzuriagaKatherine A FitzgeraldDavid D McManusApurv Soni

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)

We observed sex-based dimorphism in relation to BMI and COVID-19 viral load. Further investigation is needed to determine the cause, clinical impact, and transmission implications of this sex-differential effect of BMI on viral load.

Keyphrases

body mass index
sars cov
weight gain
liver failure
physical activity
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
respiratory failure
drug induced
aortic dissection