Gender based Differences in COVID-19 patients
Journal Title: Pakistan Biomedical Journal - Year 2020, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Coronaviruses are a huge family of viruses that originate disease extending from the common cold to further fatal maladies. Objective: The study was conducted to determine the gender based differences in COVID-19 patients Methods: Study included total 150 participants visiting Department of Medicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. Data were collected through self-structured questionnaire using non-probability convenient sampling. Prior written informed consents were taken from the participants. Ethical approval was taken from The University of Lahore, Lahore. Data were analyzed through SPSS version 25.0. Results: Results showed that among the comorbidities hypertension was most common in COVID-19 patients followed by diabetes mellitus, especially in females. Whereas renal disorders and asthma were most reported in males. Analysis revealed that there was a significant association (p=0.001) between disease severity and gender. Conclusion: Study concluded that there was significant association between gender and disease severity. Key words: COVID-19, gender based differences, comorbidities
Authors and Affiliations
Sami Ullah Mumtaz1*, Somia Iqtadar1, Sajid Abaidullah1, Khalid Masood Gondal2, Amber Hassan3, Asad Aslam Khan4, Fridoon J Ahmad5,6 and Javed Akram
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