Advisory Board February 24, 2025
Women have a higher risk of developing long COVID than men do, depending on their age and whether they’ve experienced menopause, according to a recent study published in JAMA.
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Study details
For the study, which was part of the RECOVER study funded by NIH, researchers analyzed data on more than 12,000 people from across 33 states, as well as Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. These patients, who underwent medical exams and completed surveys between October 2021 and July 2024, reported whether they contracted COVID-19 and if their symptoms persisted.
The researchers found that female participants in the study had a 31% higher risk of developing long COVID following an infection with the coronavirus than...
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