Women in particular suffer from post-covid syndrome

Women experience long-term discomfort (“long covid”) more often than men after experiencing covid-19. This is the conclusion of the “Global Burden of Disease Long COVID Collaborators” (GBD) in a recent publication (JAMA. 2022;328:1604-1615). The researchers distinguished between the clusters ‘fatigue’ (fatigue, myalgia and mood swings), ‘respiratory’ (cough, shortness of breath) and ‘cognitive’ (forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating). Among the 1.2 million patients surveyed, respiratory disorders were the most common (3.7%; 95% CI: 0.9-9.6%), followed by fatigue disorders (3.2%; 95% CI %: 0.6-10.0%) and cognitive disorders (2.2%; 95% CI: 0.3-7.6%). Post-covid symptoms were less common in children (<20 years) than in adults.