Gender Disparities in Cardiovascular Care or Microvascular Ischemia: The Riddle of Nstemi in Women Explored

Turk, Ahmad Al; Nakhle, Asaad; Ward, Charisse

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“…Furthermore, a large body of literature documents discrimination against women in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of a wide range of diseases (Samulowitz et al 2018). In the US and other developed countries, in the case of coronary disease, women with the same symptoms as men receive less attention from healthcare practitioners and consequently face a higher risk of dying from a heart attack (Douglas and Ginsburg 1996;Al Turk, Nakhle, and Ward 2019).…”

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The Gender Gap in COVID-19 Mortality in the United States

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2020

Feminist Economics

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This study examines population-weighted, sex-and age-disaggregated official COVID-19 mortality data (as of July 25, 2020) from the United States to understand gender gaps (men-women) across age. The analysis yields three key findings: (1) all age groups report about 8 percentage points more deaths among men than women; (2) non-elderly adults (< 65 years) have a larger gender gap in reported mortality than elderly (≥ 65 years) adults; and (3) the gender gap in reported mortality varies across states, with thirteen states reporting more deaths among women than men. Women's lack of access to healthcare and a state's healthcare capacity have a significant correlation with the gender gap in reported mortality for both non-elderly and elderly adults. The findings underscore the possible presence of an underreporting bias against women in the officially reported COVID-19 death tolls in the US. KEYWORDS Healthcare, pandemic, SARS-CoV-2, gender gap in mortality, poverty and inequality JEL CODES: I10, J31, I3 HIGHLIGHTS • The COVID-19 gender mortality gap in the US is similar to that of other developed nations. • While men are more likely than women to die from COVID-19 infections, the reverse is true in thirteen states. • The gap is high in states with low hospital capacity and women's low healthcare access. • COVID-19 fatalities among women are more likely to be underreported than those among men.

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The Gender Gap in COVID-19 Mortality in the United States

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2020

Feminist Economics

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Gender Disparities in Cardiovascular Care or Microvascular Ischemia: The Riddle of Nstemi in Women Explored

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