Gender-specific Covid-19 responses: men show greater physiological changes

Men's skin temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate increase more than women's with Covid-19. According to a study by researchers from Liechtenstein and Switzerland, the higher coronavirus mortality rate among men could be linked to this. "The results emphasise the importance of taking gender into account in the medical treatment and care of Covid-19 patients," the researchers wrote in the study, which was published on Wednesday in the journal Plos One. The scientists led by Lorenz Risch from the private University of Liechtenstein (UFL) and Inselspital Bern had around 1,100 people wear a wristband with a sensor for the study. This sensory bracelet is already used to monitor the female menstrual cycle. It measures, among other things, breathing as well as heart rate and skin temperature. Comprehensive data set The study involved recording 1.5 million hours of data - the equivalent of more than 171 years. During the study period, which spanned 2020 and 2021, 127 participants ...