Gender Based Differences in COVID-19 Patients

Authors

  • Amber Hassan Department of Systems Medicine, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
  • Humaira Waseem Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
  • SIdra Khalid Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
  • SamiUllah Mumtaz Department of Medicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v2i01.38

Keywords:

COVID-19, Gender, Diseased, Co-morbid, Severity

Abstract

acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and has become a worldwide public health emergency. COVID-19 symptoms include cough, sputum production, fever, myalgia, irregular heartbeat, dyspnea, headache, diarrhea, and a painful throat. Objective: To evaluate the gender-based differences among COVID patients. Methods: A total of 150 people took part in the cross-sectional study. The information was gathered using a self-structured questionnaire and non-probability convenient sampling. The subjects' written informed consents were obtained prior to the start of the study. The analysis of the data was done by using SPSS version 25.0. Results: The findings revealed that hypertension was the most common comorbidity among COVID-19 patients, followed by diabetes mellitus, especially in females. Males were more likely to have renal problems and asthma. The severity of the disease and gender had a significant relationship (p=0.001), according to the analysis. Conclusions: There was a strong link between gender and disease severity.

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2021-06-30
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DOI: 10.54393/pjhs.v2i01.38
Published: 2021-06-30

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Hassan, A., Waseem, H., Khalid, S., & Mumtaz, S. (2021). Gender Based Differences in COVID-19 Patients. Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences, 2(01), 19–22. https://doi.org/10.54393/pjhs.v2i01.38

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