Sex hormones and the total testosterone:estradiol ratio as predictors of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in hospitalized men.
David Ruiz-OchoaArmando-Raúl Guerra-RuizMaría-Teresa García-UnzuetaPedro Muñoz-CachoBryan Rodriguez-MontalvanCarlos Antonio Amado-DiagoBernardo-Alio Lavín-GómezMaría-Eliecer Cano-GarcíaDaniel Pablo-MarcosLuis Alberto VázquezPublished in: Andrology (2024)
Our results suggest that men with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, decreased androgen levels and increased estradiol levels have a higher likelihood of developing an unfavorable outcome. The total testosterone:estradiol ratio showed the best predictive ability.