Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) death rate differs depending on sex: in Chinese confirmed cases, while the infection rate among men and women is similar, the death rate among men is 4.7% compared with 2.8% for women 1 . Italian data are similar as the reported death rate in men is significantly higher than that in women, 16.6% vs. 9.1%, respectively. Moreover, preliminary data from Italian epidemics suggest also a significant sex difference in infection rate, being 52.5% in women and 47.5% in men (Integrated Surveillance on COVID19 epidemic in Italy published by Italian Institute of Health, April 28th 2020, https://www.epicentro.iss.it/coronavirus/bollettino/Bollettino-sorveglianza-integrata-COVID-19_28-aprile_2020.pdf ).
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