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Sex and Age Influence Long COVID Risk

"These findings highlight the need to identify biological mechanisms contributing to sex specificity to facilitate risk stratification, targeted drug development, and improved management of long COVID," wrote the study's authors.

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  1. The researchers found nonmenopausal females aged 40 to 54 have 48% higher long COVID risk than males.
  2. Menopausal females also show elevated risk.
  3. Gender, age, and menopausal status influence long COVID risk.
  4. Researchers emphasized the importance of investigating sex-specific mechanisms underlying long COVID.
  5. Age, hormonal status, and immune modulation may contribute to differential risk.

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