Is COVID-19 more severe in older men?

Postgrad Med J. 2020 Jul;96(1137):426. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-137867. Epub 2020 May 13.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Age Factors
  • Aged
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Comorbidity
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Coronavirus Infections / immunology
  • Coronavirus Infections / metabolism
  • Coronavirus Infections / physiopathology*
  • Cytokine Release Syndrome / etiology
  • Cytokine Release Syndrome / immunology
  • Cytokine Release Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • Estrogens / metabolism
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphopenia / etiology
  • Lymphopenia / immunology
  • Lymphopenia / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Pandemics
  • Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A / metabolism
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / immunology
  • Pneumonia, Viral / metabolism
  • Pneumonia, Viral / physiopathology*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Sex Factors
  • Smoking / epidemiology

Substances

  • Estrogens
  • Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
  • ACE2 protein, human
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2