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Gender Differences in Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) in Tunisian Population

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  • Selsabil Daboussi

    (Department of Pneumology, Military Hospital of Tunis, Mont Fleury- 1008, Tunisia; Tunis Faculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis 1007, Tunisia)

  • Nouha Boubaker

    (Department of Pneumology, Military Hospital of Tunis, Mont Fleury- 1008, Tunisia; Tunis Faculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis 1007, Tunisia)

  • Mounir Hagui

    (Tunis Faculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis 1007, Tunisia; Department of Emergency, Military Hospital of Tunis, Mont Fleury- 1008, Tunisia)

  • Chiraz Aichaouia

    (Department of Pneumology, Military Hospital of Tunis, Mont Fleury- 1008, Tunisia; Tunis Faculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis 1007, Tunisia)

  • Mohsen Khadhraoui

    (Department of Pneumology, Military Hospital of Tunis, Mont Fleury- 1008, Tunisia; Tunis Faculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis 1007, Tunisia)

  • Samira Mhamdi

    (Department of Pneumology, Military Hospital of Tunis, Mont Fleury- 1008, Tunisia; Tunis Faculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis 1007, Tunisia)

  • Salem Bouomrani

    (Department of Internal medicine, Military Hospital of Gabes, Gabes 6000, Tunisia; Sfax Faculty of Medicine, University of Sfax, Sfax 3029, Tunisia)

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of our study was to determine if the gender influences the clinical presentation and/or the outcome of the new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Tunisian population. Methods: Prospective cross-sectional study including 143 patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection, admitted in the Pneumology Department of the Military Hospital of Tunis between September 2020 and January 2021, during the first infection-wave. Results: There were 99 men (69.2%) and 44 women (30.8%) with a mean age of 61.66 years: 61.66 years for men and 61.68 years for women, and a sex-ratio of 2.25. The clinical presentation of the infection was significantly more severe in men: Tachycardia>100 bpm (15.2% Vs 2.3%, p=0.034), neurological symptoms (5.1% Vs 4.5%, p=0.008) and oxygen desaturation

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  • Selsabil Daboussi & Nouha Boubaker & Mounir Hagui & Chiraz Aichaouia & Mohsen Khadhraoui & Samira Mhamdi & Salem Bouomrani, 2022. "Gender Differences in Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) in Tunisian Population," Journal of Innovations in Medical Research, Paradigm Academic Press, vol. 1(2), pages 42-46, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bdz:joimer:v:1:y:2022:i:2:p:42-46
    DOI: 10.56397/JIMR/2022.09.06
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