Tag: Sex
Hospital Mortality Lower for Patients Treated by Female Physicians
Benefit of receiving treatment from female physicians larger for female than male patients
Heritability for Autism Spectrum Disorder Varies for Males and Females
Difference in heritability estimated at 11.3 percent, with higher heritability for males than females
Depression Tied to Higher Risk of CVD Events in Both Men and Women
While significant associations are seen for both, the associations are more pronounced in women
Sex-Specific Differences Seen in Link Between Exercise and All-Cause, CVD Death
Regular physical activity linked to reduced risk for all-cause mortality in women and men, with greater reduction for women
Multiple Factors Associated With Sex Hormone Variation in Men
Testosterone levels appear to decline among men older than 70 years; inverse link seen for testosterone with BMI
2016 to 2020 Saw Increase in Gender-Affirming Surgery in U.S.
Breast and chest procedures were most common, followed by genital reconstruction and other facial and cosmetic procedures
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
