Sex and gender differences in COVID-19: an Italian local register-based study

Sex and gender differences in COVID-19: an Italian local register-based study

ObjectivesThe present study aimed to explore differences in COVID-19 outcomes between male and female cases in the Apulian District of Foggia, Italy.Design and settingWe performed a retrospective epidemiological study among all COVID-19 confirmed cases that occurred in the Apulian District of Foggia...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ open 2021-10, Vol.11 (10), p.e051506-e051506
Hauptverfasser: Fortunato, Francesca, Martinelli, Domenico, Lo Caputo, Sergio, Santantonio, Teresa, Dattoli, Vitangelo, Lopalco, Pier Luigi, Prato, Rosa
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Sprache:eng
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Age groups
Asymptomatic
Cardiovascular disease
Comorbidity
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Demographics
Diabetes
Epidemics
Epidemiology
Fatalities
Gender differences
Health surveillance
Hospitalization
Kidney diseases
Laboratories
Pandemics
Public Health
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Womens health
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Zusammenfassung:ObjectivesThe present study aimed to explore differences in COVID-19 outcomes between male and female cases in the Apulian District of Foggia, Italy.Design and settingWe performed a retrospective epidemiological study among all COVID-19 confirmed cases that occurred in the Apulian District of Foggia from 29 February to 30 June 2020. The surveillance data from a regional registry (GIAVA-COVID) were used.Main outcomesThe main outcome measures were the proportion of hospitalisations, virus clearance and the case fatality rate.ResultsA total of 1175 cases (50.7% female; median age: 55 years) were identified among 55 131 tests performed. The proportion of hospitalisation with COVID-19 diagnosis was 45.4% in men versus 37.9% in women (p
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2021-051506