Table 2.
Comparison of outcomes between male and female COVID-19 cases in the Foggia District, Apulia region, Italy
| Characteristics | Male | Female | OR (95% CI) | χ2 | P value |
| Hospitalisation, no. (%) | 263 (45.4) | 226 (37.9) | 1.36 (1.07 to 1.73) | 6.81 | 0.0091 |
| Mean age (±SD), years | 66.2±16.0 | 70.2±18.8 | 0.0053 | ||
| Mean length of stay in hospital (±SD), days | 26.8±14.4 | 31.3±14.6 | 0.0032 | ||
| Median length of stay in hospital (IQR), days | 24 (17–35) | 29 (19–41) | |||
| Virus clearance (yes), no. (%) | 459 (79.3) | 502 (84.2) | 0.72 (0.53 to 0.97) | 4.84 | 0.0278 |
| Mean time-to-virus clearance (±SD), days | 29.4±12.9 | 28.0±12.1 | 0.0432 | ||
| Median time-to-virus clearance (IQR), days | 25 (18–35) | 27 (19–37) | |||
| Deaths, no. (%) | 93 (16.1) | 62 (10.4) | 1.65 (1.15 to 2.36) | 8.21 | 0.0042 |
| Mean time to death (±SD), days | 10.6±10.7 | 14.5±14.4 | 0.0282 | ||
| Median time to death (IQR), days | 8 (3–16) | 10 (4–23) |