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. 2020 Jun 23;7:348. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00348

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Comparison of the proportion of males in COVID-19 critical cases in Asia and the West. (A,C) Forest plot of sex-distribution in COVID-19 critical cases in each of the studies. Proportions of males and the 95% confidence intervals (CIs) are indicated. The vertical dotted lines represent the combined proportion of all studies. The diamond represents the combined 95% CI, the left and right endpoints of which are the lower and upper bounds of the CI, respectively. Critical case defined as: received mechanical ventilation, clinically diagnosed with shock, received care in the intensive care unit (ICU), or transferred to a tertiary care hospital. (A) Critical cases in Asian countries. (C) Critical Cases in western countries. (B,D) Funnel plot with 95% confidence region of sex-distribution in COVID-19 critical cases in each of the studies.