Article: Gender Differences in COVID-19 Deceased Cases in Jahrom City, South of Iran.
Bulletin of emergency and trauma
2021 Volume 9, Issue 2, Page(s) 80–85
Abstract: ... 2019 (COVID-19), its irreversible effects and the rising mortality rate in Jahrom city.: Methods ... to Peymaniyeh Hospital in Jahrom and died of COVID-19. Clinical and demographic data were collected ... to the end of November 2020. The study population were included all patients with COVID-19 who admitted ...
| Abstract | Objective: To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological features of deceased patients and comparing the discrepancies between male and female patients based on high prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), its irreversible effects and the rising mortality rate in Jahrom city. Methods: This is a descriptive-analytical retrospective study that was conducted from the beginning of March 2020 to the end of November 2020. The study population were included all patients with COVID-19 who admitted to Peymaniyeh Hospital in Jahrom and died of COVID-19. Clinical and demographic data were collected from medical records and analyzed by SPSS software. Results: In this study, 61 patients (57.54%) were men and 45 patients (42.36%) were women. The mean age was 68.7±18.33 in men and 68.82±14.24 in women. The mean hospitalization length was 9.69±7.75 days in men and 9.69±7.75 days in women patients. There was no statistically significant difference between men and women patients ( Conclusion: The findings of the study represented the mortality rate in men which is higher than women patients. The prevalence of underlying diseases such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia were higher in women than men. Despite higher mortality among women, symptoms such as fever and dyspnea were less common in women than men. |
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| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-06-15 |
| Publishing country | Iran |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2722734-0 |
| ISSN | 2322-3960 ; 2322-2522 |
| ISSN (online) | 2322-3960 |
| ISSN | 2322-2522 |
| DOI | 10.30476/BEAT.2021.89206 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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