Men are said to be more likely to die from Covid-19, this is the reason

DEATH due to Covid-19 is still happening today, including in Indonesia. However, there are interesting things that have been issued by the United States regarding the number of deaths due to Covid-19.

Yes, based on data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more men have died from Covid-19 than women.

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In fact, in New York figures are very ‘unclean’, namely 57.5 cases of death were male.

In this regard, several experts have the view that one of them is related to the lifestyle of male patients before death. Experts say that men’s lifestyle is mostly unhealthy and lazy to seek medical care when sick.

“More men die may be a reflection of lifestyle factors prior to illness, such as smoking and drinking alcohol,” said Dr Jessica Justman, an epidemiologist at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. .

“Well, women are more willing to go to the doctor than men,” he added.

In addition, said Dr. Justman, there is also a possibility that women are more daring to express complaints or symptoms of Covid-19 that are felt at an early stage, compared to men who are more likely to not feel symptoms. emerging.

This means that if a man is exposed to Covid-19, most men wait until the symptoms are very severe before going to the doctor. This allows them to require more serious treatment, even though it can be treated early if mild symptoms are felt.

Another factor that contributes to the higher mortality of men is also the effect of vaccination which is not as much as for women. According to CDC data, 62.9 percent of American women are vaccinated the full dose, while 58.7 percent of men.

Also read: Positive Cases of Covid-19 Increase by 216 a Day, DKI Highest

Besides all that, several factors that determine more men die from Covid-19 are biological and hormonal reasons. Yes, men’s bodies have been shown to have more Covid-19 receptors than women’s.

(DRM)

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