The early symptoms of COVID-19 may be different depending on a person’s gender and age, according to new research.
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The July study, published in The Lancet Digital Health, looked at data collected between April and October 2020 from the ZOE COVID Symptom Study, an application in the UK that encourages people to report how they feel after coronavirus infection, verywellhealth.com.
The researchers analyzed 18 symptoms from 182,991 people and found that the following are the most important signs for early detection of the virus:
-Loss of smell
-Chest pain
-Persistent cough
-Abdominal pain
-Bubbles on the legs
-Eye pain
-Unusual muscle pain
The researchers also found a difference in early symptoms in both men and women. The men claimed that they had difficulty breathing, fatigue and chills. Women, on the other hand, were more likely to report loss of smell, chest pain and persistent cough.
Infectious disease expert Amesh A. Adalja claims that hormonal differences underlie this phenomenon.
“It has been established that men and women, due to differences in the ratio between testosterone and estrogen, may have variations in the immune response and, therefore, in the symptoms. That may be behind this phenomenon. “he added.
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