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. 2020 Sep;223(3):453-454.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.05.039. Epub 2020 May 24.

Age-related difference in the rate of coronavirus disease 2019 mortality in women versus men

Angelo Cagnacci  1 , Anjeza Xholli  2
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Age-related difference in the rate of coronavirus disease 2019 mortality in women versus men

Angelo Cagnacci et al. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Sep.
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Excess death rate by COVID-19 of men and women of different ages A, Excess death rate by COVID-19 of men and women stratified by age. The insert refers only to the age categories of 50 to 59 years. The interrupted line indicates the difference in death rate between men and women in each age category. B, Percentages of COVID-19–related death rate of women (W) vs men (M) (deaths in 100 infected women/deaths in 100 infected men×100) for each age category. Sample sizes of the age categories were as follows: 10 to 19 years, n=1798; 20 to 29 years, n=7688; 30 to 39 years, n=11,643; 40 to 49 years, n=20,519; 50 to 59 years, n=29,794; 60 to 69 years, n=23,987; 70 to 79 years, n=25,674; 80 to 89 years, n=26,661. COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019. Cagnacci. Age-related difference in the rate of coronavirus disease 2019 mortality in women versus men. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020.
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