Female gender is associated with long COVID syndrome: a prospective cohort study
625 Citations•2021•
Francesca Bai, Daniele Tomasoni, Camilla Falcinella
Factors that were found to be associated with a higher risk of developing “long COVID” syndrome were female gender and active smoking, but not severity of the acute disease.
Abstract
Factors that were found to be associated with a higher risk of developing "long COVID" syndrome were female gender, older age and active smoking, but not severity of the acute disease. Individuals affected by SARS-CoV-2 infection with the aforementioned features should be early identified and involved in follow-up programmes.