Sex differences in long COVID

JAMA Network Open

2025-01-22

(Press-News.org) About The Study: This study found that female sex was associated with an increased risk of long COVID compared with male sex, and this association was age, pregnancy, and menopausal status dependent. These findings highlight the need to identify biological mechanisms contributing to sex specificity to facilitate risk stratification, targeted drug development, and improved management of long COVID.

Corresponding author: To contact the corresponding author, Dimpy P. Shah, M.D., Ph.D., email ShahDP@uthscsa.edu.

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(doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.55430)

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