Low testosterone concentration associated with men's COVID severityLow testosterone concentrations in men with COVID-19 are associated with a greater likelihood of COVID-19 infection severity, artificial ventilation or intensive care unit (ICU) treatment, and death, according to a study yesterday in JAMA Network Open.The researchers looked at the hormone levels in an observational cohort of 152 men and women with symptomatic COVID-19 at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St.
Louis from March to May 2020 (mean age, 63 years). Of the 143 who were admitted, hormones were also measured at days 3, 7, 14, and 28 as long as they were still hospitalized.Women had no correlation between COVID-19 outcomes and hormone levels of testosterone, estradiol (a