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cord-274558-1k7bi6ng	Moiseev, Sergey	Sex differences in mortality in the intensive care unit patients with severe COVID-19	2020-09-28		.txt	text/plain	722	49	56	We investigated the sex-related differences in the occurrence of comorbidities and mortality rates in a nationwide study in 1522 consecutive patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia who were admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) for respiratory support. In patients aged 50 years or younger, the mortality rates were similar in males and females (odds ratio [OR] p=0.021), whereas the requirement for mechanical ventilation did not differ between sexes. In all age groups, the occurrence of arterial hypertension, type 2 diabetes and obesity was higher in females than in males, although these differences reached statistical significance only in a proportion of cases (Table 1) . In summary, the mortality rate in the ICU patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia was higher in males aged >50 years than in females of similar age. The differences between mortality rates in males and females cannot be explained by comorbidities, given the divergent trends in the occurrence of chronic illnesses that may worsen survival in COVID-19 patients.	./cache/cord-274558-1k7bi6ng.txt	./txt/cord-274558-1k7bi6ng.txt