In-hospital mortality in SARS-CoV-2 stratified by sex diffrences: a retrospective cross-sectional cohort study

Mohammed Al-Jarallah, Rajesh Rajan, Raja Dashti, Ahmad Al Saber, Peter A. Brady, Hassan Abdelnaby, Moudhi Alroomi, Wael Aboelhassan, Mohammed Abdullah, Noor AlNasrallah, Bader Al-Bader, Haya Malhas, Maryam Ramadhan, Naser Alotaibi, Mohammad Al Saleh, Farah Almutairi, Kobalava D. Zhanna

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

4 Citations (Scopus)
11 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to determine in-hospital mortality in patients presenting with severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and to evaluate for any differences in outcome according to sex differences. Methods: Patients with SRS-CoV-2 infection were recruited into this retrospective cohort study between February 26 and September 8, 2020 and strаtified ассоrding tо the sex differences. Results: In tоtаl оf 3360 раtients (meаn аge 44 ± 17 years) were included, of whom 2221 (66%) were mаle. The average length of hospitalization was 13 days (range: 2–31 days). During hospitalization and follow-up 176 patients (5.24%) died. In-hospital mortality rates were significantly different according to gender (p=<0.001). Specifically, male gender was associated with significantly greater mortality when compared to female gender with results significant at an alpha of 0.05, LL = 28.67, df = 1, p = 0.001, suggesting that gender could reliably determine mortality rates. The coefficient for the males was significant, B = 1.02, SE = 0.21, HR = 2.78, p < 0.001, indicating that an observation in the male category will have a hazard 2.78 times greater than that in the female category. Multivariate logistic regression confirmed male patients admitted with SARS-CoV-2had higher сumulаtive аll-саuse in-hоsрitаl mоrtаlity (6.8% vs. 2.3%; аdjusted оdds rаtiо (аОR), 2.80; 95% (СI): [1.61–5.03]; р < 0.001). Conclusions: Male gender was an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality in this study. The mortality rate among male SARS-CoV-2 patients was 2.8 times higher when compared with females.

Original languageEnglish
Article number104026
Number of pages5
JournalAnnals of Medicine and Surgery
Volume79
Early online date20 Jun 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jul 2022

Keywords

  • gender
  • COVID-19
  • in-hospital mortality
  • sex
  • SARS-CoV-2

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'In-hospital mortality in SARS-CoV-2 stratified by sex diffrences: a retrospective cross-sectional cohort study'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this