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. 2022 Oct 17;11:e79720. doi: 10.7554/eLife.79720

Table 4. Sex-specific associations of genetically testosterone and estradiol levels with COVID-19 risk.

Exposure Method Susceptibility Hospitalization Severity
Male Female Male Female Male Female
OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p OR (95% CI) p
Testosterone IVW 0.96 (0.90, 1.05) 0.463 1.06 (0.97, 1.15) 0.214 0.96 (0.83, 1.10) 0.547 1.03 (0.87, 1.22) 0.731 1.07 (0.89, 1.27) 0.479 0.88 (0.69, 1.11) 0.269
MR-Egger 0.97 (0.86, 1.09) 0.644 1.04 (0.85, 1.26) 0.713 0.88 (0.71, 1.10) 0.270 1.13 (0.76, 1.69) 0.549 0.81 (0.62, 1.08) 0.152 0.68 (0.39, 1.18) 0.169
Weighted median 0.93 (0.83, 1.04) 0.184 1.06 (0.94, 1.19) 0.370 0.89 (0.72, 1.10) 0.277 1.08 (0.84, 1.39) 0.523 0.89 (0.67, 1.19) 0.438 0.81 (0.57, 1.14) 0.227
p for intercept 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) 0.998 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) 0.854 1.00 (1.00, 1.01) 0.348 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) 0.615 1.01 (1.00, 1.02) 0.017 1.01 (0.99, 1.03) 0.314
MR-PRESSO 0.97 (0.90, 1.05) 0.464 1.06 (0.97, 1.15) 0.216 0.96 (0.83, 1.10) 0.549 1.03 (0.87, 1.22) 0.732 1.07 (0.89, 1.27) 0.478 0.88 (0.69, 1.11) 0.270
Estradiol IVW 0.99 (0.89, 1.11) 0.923 0.95 (0.71, 1.26) 0.724 0.98 (0.81, 1.18) 0.826 1.04 (0.63, 1.73) 0.873 0.90 (0.71, 1.15) 0.403 1.39 (0.74, 7.15) 0.310
MR-Egger 1.00 (0.73, 1.36) 0.993 0.89 (0.59, 1.34) 0.598 0.93 (0.52, 1.67) 0.812 1.15 (0.56, 2.34) 0.719 0.61 (0.29, 6.15) 0.233 1.76 (0.74, 3.15) 0.234
Weighted median 1.05 (0.92, 1.20) 0.432 0.95 (0.68, 1.32) 0.745 0.93 (0.74, 1.16) 0.508 1.32 (0.67, 2.57) 0.422 0.88 (0.65, 1.15) 0.411 1.96 (0.81, 5.15) 0.135
p for intercept 1.00 (0.96, 1.04) 0.980 1.00 (0.99, 1.02) 0.669 1.01 (0.94, 1.08) 0.856 0.99 (0.96, 1.02) 0.707 1.05 (0.96, 0.15) 0.312 0.99 (0.95, 0.15) 0.441
MR-PRESSO 0.99 (0.89, 1.11) 0.925 0.95 (0.71, 1.26) 0.732 0.98 (0.81, 1.18) 0.831 1.04 (0.63, 1.73) 0.877 0.90 (0.71, 1.15) 0.425 1.39 (0.74, 2.63) 0.335

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; IVW, inverse variance weighting.