claim: male sex identified by global covid-19 meta-analysis as a risk factor for death and itu admission
evidence_1: 4: male sex is associated with a significantly increased risk of mortality within covid-19 patients.", "taken together these data highlight that, whilst there is no difference in the proportion of covid-19 cases between sexes, men have a higher risk of itu admission (or 2.84) and death (or 1.39).")