Does comorbidity burden explain the higher COVID-19 mortality risk among men? A retrospective cross-sectional analysis of a well-defined cohort of patients in Bronx, New York

OBJECTIVES: Men have a higher mortality rate and more severe COVID-19 infection than women. The mechanism for this is unclear. We hypothesise that innate sex differences, rather than comorbidity burden, drive higher male mortality. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort. SETTING: Montefiore Health System (MHS...

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Autores principales: Vasa, Aastha, Kini, Maya, Neugarten, Joel, Bellin, Eran, Golestaneh, Ladan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
Materias:
Epidemiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9437736/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36581961
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063862

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9437736/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36581961
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063862

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