Women are at a significantly greater risk of developing long Covid - a chronic condition that stretches from months to even years post infection - compared to men, as per a new study. As newer aspects of the 5-year-old SARS-CoV-2 continue to emerge, it has been discovered that women have 31% higher associated risk of developing long Covid and the worst affected age group is those aged between 40-55 years, as a per a study led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) funded by the National Institutes of Health.
The risk among women for developing long Covid was dependent on age, pregnancy and menopausal status.
