Ont. study suggests younger men at highest risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations after COVID-19

While severe outcomes from COVID-19 decreased with each wave, ICIS suggests the risk of cardiovascular (CV) hospitalization persisted or increased, particularly for younger men, aged 18 to 45. The study showed that across all waves and in all age groups, men experienced higher rates of a severe outcome (e.g., requiring hospitalization for a cardiovascular complication, intensive care, a breathing machine or dying) compared with women, although the magnitude varied by age. However, for CV hospitalization, with each subsequent wave, there was little to no change in the increased risk borne by men versus women for all age groups. In general, across all waves, middle-aged men (ages 46 to 65) were at two- to three-fold higher risk compared to women of the same age. Researchers say the findings highlight the need for further efforts to examine clinical, biological, psychosocial and health system factors contributing to the growing disparity between the sexes in the risk of cardiovascular hospitalizations following COVID-19.