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

Emer Brady; Mathias Wullum Nielsen; Jens Peter Andersen; Sabine Oertelt-Prigione

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24265-8

Nature Communications (Jul 2021)

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

Emer Brady,
Mathias Wullum Nielsen,
Jens Peter Andersen,
Sabine Oertelt-Prigione

Affiliations

Emer Brady: Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy, Aarhus University
Mathias Wullum Nielsen: Department of Sociology, University of Copenhagen
Jens Peter Andersen: Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy, Aarhus University
Sabine Oertelt-Prigione: Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24265-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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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 planned.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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