Tag: Sex
Study Looks at Race-Ethnicity-Gender Disparities in Statin Use
For some race-ethnicity-gender groups, disparities not explained by differences in medical appropriateness of tx, structural factors
Biological Sex Tied to Symptoms, Severity of Lyme Disease
Women report worse symptoms, longer diagnostic delays, more misdiagnoses, worse functional impairment
Outcomes Worse for Women With MI at 50 Years or Younger
Women less likely to undergo coronary revascularization, receive guideline-directed medical treatment
Relationship Explored Between Physical Activity and Lymphoma
Dose-response analysis showed protective effect with 1 percent risk reduction per three MET hours/week
Timing of Puberty Linked to Risk for Self-Harm in Adolescence
Earlier puberty associated with higher risk for self-harm at 16 years of age
Factors Associated With Suicide in Leukemia Identified
Risk factors include male sex, older age at diagnosis, White race
Sexual Activity Tied to Long-Term Survival After Heart Attack
Maintaining sexual activity in first six months after heart attack linked to one-third lower death risk
Coronary Artery Calcium Score IDs Coronary Heart Disease Risk
Predictive value for coronary heart disease risk similar across sex and racial groups
Most Studies Still Fail to Analyze Data by Sex
However, women are significantly better represented in clinical trials
Sex, Ethnic Differential Patterns of COVID-19 Unexplained
Increase in COVID-19 for men, BAME not due to cardiometabolic, sociodemographic, behavioral factors
