Female Sex Is a Risk Factor Associated with Long-Term Post-COVID Related Symptoms but Not with COVID-19 Symptoms: The LONG-COVID-EXP-CM Multicenter Study

    January 2022 in “ Journal of Clinical Medicine ”
    César Fernández‐de‐las‐Peñas, José D. Martín‐Guerrero, Óscar J. Pellicer-Valero, Esperanza Navarro‐Pardo, Víctor Gómez‐Mayordomo, María L. Cuadrado, José Antonio Arias Navalón, Margarita Cigarán‐Méndez, Valentín Hernández‐Barrera, Lars Arendt‐Nielsen
    Studysummary This study found that female COVID-19 survivors were more likely than males to experience multiple long-term post-COVID symptoms, including fatigue, pain, hair loss, and mood disorders.
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    This multicenter cohort study involving 1,969 individuals found that while there were no significant sex differences in initial COVID-19 symptoms, females were more likely to experience long-term post-COVID symptoms, including fatigue, dyspnea, pain, hair loss, ocular problems, depressive levels, and poor sleep quality. Specifically, females had a higher likelihood of reporting ≥3 post-COVID symptoms (adjusted OR 2.54) and hair loss (adjusted OR 4.529). The study underscores the need for healthcare systems to consider sex differences in managing long-term post-COVID conditions.
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