Originally Posted by
Crisker
I have heard this correlation explained as being due primarily to the behavioral fact that males are significantly more likely to be current or ex smokers.
Originally Posted by
freshmanjs
Could it have to do with difference in number of smokers and amount of smoking per smoker being different for men vs. women?
Different/additional article than swood quoted:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/h...-men-risk.html
“Being male is as much a risk factor for the coronavirus as being old,” said Sabra Klein, a scientist who studies sex difference in viral infections at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. “People need to be aware that there is this pattern. Just like being old means you’re at higher risk, so does being male. It’s a risk factor.”
She said the vulnerability could be biological or behavioral. Women have more robust immune systems, Dr. Klein said. And more men smoke in higher numbers, and they are less likely to wash their hands, studies show."
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