Sex differences in COVID-19 symptoms and outcomes in people with kidney failure treated with dialysis: a prospective cohort study.

Tyrone G HarrisonTrinity A TamMeghan J ElliottSofia B AhmedVictoria Riehl-TonnAsha K R SwamyJamie L BenhamJoanne PetersonJennifer M MacRae

Published in: Journal of nephrology (2022)

Sex differences in COVID-19 symptoms were identified in a cohort of patients treated with maintenance dialysis, which may inform sex-specific screening strategies in dialysis units. Further work is necessary to examine mechanisms for identified sex differences.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
coronavirus disease
end stage renal disease
sars cov
peritoneal dialysis
sleep quality
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
physical activity
metabolic syndrome
depressive symptoms
weight loss