SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Spain – The Lancet

To account for this difference, we used data provided by government health authorities in European countries as well as the United States and Canada (appendix). In all 12 countries with data available on gender distribution across ages, the proportion of men with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 was lower than that of women in the 80+ age group and was similar to the proportion of older men in the general population. Additionally, some countries also showed gender differences in the younger age groups. For example in Spain, as of May 5, 2020, the proportion of men aged 20 to 39 with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 was only 36% (women accounted for 64%),

which was significantly lower than the proportion of men (50%) aged 20-39 years reported in the general population.

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National Institute of Statistics