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It has been widely postulated that the androgen pathway is a contributing factor in COVID-19 disease severity.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Aims and Objectives:<\/jats:title>\n This case\u2013control study was aimed at assessing the prevalence of AGA in patients admitted to the intensive care unit due to severe COVID-19 from three tertiary care centers in Rajasthan.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n During the overwhelming surge of cases between March 2021 and August 2021, the investigators randomly examined patients for the presence of AGA. AGA severity was assessed by the Hamilton\u2013Norwood Scale and Ludwig Scale.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n The study included 379 cases of AGA with confirmed COVID-19 infection admitted in COVID-19 dedicated wards and 379 age- and sex-matched controls without AGA from the same wards. The male-to-female ratio was 3.9:1. The disease severity of COVID-19 was significantly higher in cases than controls (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.0001). Cases with severe AGA had a significantly higher proportion of COVID-19 severity (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n < 0.0001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n Our study provides preliminary evidence that COVID-19 severity could be androgen-mediated. However, this hypothesis requires further validation. 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