Sex and age differences in COVID-19 mortality in Europe
Aim: To examine the magnitude of sex differences in survival from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Europe across age groups and regions. We hypothesized that men have a higher mortality than women at any given age but that sex differences will decrease with age as only the healthiest men survive to older ages. Methods: We used population data from the Institut National D’Études Démographiques on cumulative deaths due to COVID-19 from February to June 2020 in 10 European regions: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands, England and Wales, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal. F... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Ahrenfeldt , L J , Otavova , M , Christensen , K & Lindahl-Jacobsen , R 2021 , ' Sex and age differences in COVID-19 mortality in Europe ' , Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift , vol. 133 , no. 7-8 , pp. 393-398 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-020-01793-9 |
Schlagwörter: | Cumulative mortality rates / European regions / Relative risks / SARS-CoV‑2 / Sex difference / Humans / Middle Aged / Mortality / England / Male / COVID-19 / Netherlands / SARS-CoV-2 / Europe/epidemiology / Aged / 80 and over / Female / Italy / Germany |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-27595627 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/8c8263f7-1f14-4bc3-a26b-b8094ebbfb15 |