Lack of consideration of sex and gender in COVID-19 clinical studies

Lack of consideration of sex and gender in COVID-19 clinical studies

Sex and gender have been associated with differences in SARS-CoV-2 incidence and clinical outcomes and therefore warrant consideration in study designs. Here, the authors assess registered and published clinical COVID-19 studies and find that sex-disaggregated analyses are infrequently presented or...

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Main Authors: Emer Brady, Mathias Wullum Nielsen, Jens Peter Andersen, Sabine Oertelt-Prigione
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24265-8
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spelling doaj-39d0857df4b3423d9208ab831e65a72c2021-07-11T11:43:02ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-07-011211610.1038/s41467-021-24265-8Lack of consideration of sex and gender in COVID-19 clinical studiesEmer Brady0Mathias Wullum Nielsen1Jens Peter Andersen2Sabine Oertelt-Prigione3Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy, Aarhus UniversityDepartment of Sociology, University of CopenhagenDanish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy, Aarhus UniversityDepartment of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical CenterSex and gender have been associated with differences in SARS-CoV-2 incidence and clinical outcomes and therefore warrant consideration in study designs. Here, the authors assess registered and published clinical COVID-19 studies and find that sex-disaggregated analyses are infrequently presented or planned.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24265-8
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