Gender-related differences in COVID-19 clinical presentation, disease progression, and mortality have not been adequately explored. We analyzed the clinical profile, presentation, treatments, and outcomes of patients according to gender in the HOPE-COVID-19 International Registry. Among 2,798 enrolled patients, 1,111 were women (39.7%). Male patients had a higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and more comorbidities at baseline. After propensity score matching, 876 men and 876 women were selected. Male patients more often reported fever, whereas female patients more often reported vomiting, diarrhea, and hyposmia/anosmia. Laboratory tests in men presented alterations consistent with a more severe COVID-19 infection (eg, significantly higher C-reactive protein, troponin, transaminases, lymphocytopenia, thrombocytopenia, and ferritin). Systemic inflammatory response syndrome, bilateral pneumonia, respiratory insufficiency, and renal failure were significantly more frequent in men. Men more often required pronation, corticosteroids, and tocilizumab administration. A significantly higher 30-day mortality was observed in men vs women (23.4% vs 19.2%; P = .039). Trial Numbers: NCT04334291/EUPAS34399.
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Carloalberto Biolè
Matteo Bianco
Iván J Núñez-Gil
Enrico Cerrato
Amanda Spirito
Sergio Raposeiras Roubin
María C Viana-Llamas
Adelina Gonzalez
Alex F Castro-Mejía
Charbel Maroun Eid
Cristina Fernández-Pérez
Aitor Uribarri
Emilio Alfonso-Rodriguez
Fabrizio Ugo
Federico Guerra
Gisela Feltes
Ibrahim Akin
Inmaculada Fernández-Rozas
Natividad Blasco-Angulo
Jia Huang
Marcos Garcia Aguado
Martino Pepe
Rodolfo Romero
Víctor Manuel Becerra-Muñoz
Vicente Estrada
Carlos Macaya
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