Sex difference in coronavirus disease (COVID-19): A systematic review and meta-analysis

Resource type: Publication Publication
  • Authors
    Abate, Biruk Beletew; Kassie, Ayelign Mengesha; Kassaw, Mesfin Wudu; Aragie, Teshome Gebremeskel; Masresha, Setamlak Adane
  • Type
    Original research
  • Journal
    BMJ Open
  • Publication Date
    2020
  • Abstract

    Objective: To assess the sex difference in the prevalence of COVID-19 confirmed cases.

    Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Setting: PubMed, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar were searched for related information. The authors developed a data extraction form on an Excel sheet and the following data from eligible studies were extracted: author, country, sample size, number of female patients and number of male patients. Using STATA V.14 for analysis, the authors pooled the overall prevalence of men and/or women using a random-effect meta-analysis model. The authors examined the heterogeneity in effect size using Q statistics and I(2) statistics. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were performed. Publication bias was also checked.

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