Figure 1个  Table 2
    • Risk factors Died n (%)N = 260 Survived n (%)N = 428 OR* (95% CI)** P value
      Diabetes 33 (12.7) 21 (4.9) 2.8(1.6–5) < 0.01
      Hypertension 26(10) 22(5.1) 2.1(1.1–3.7) 0.02
      Kidney disease 22 (8.5) 10 (2.3) 3.9 (1.8–8.3) < 0.01
      Heart disease 11 (4.2) 9 (2.1) 2.1 (0.8–5) 0.11
      Malignant disease 11 (4.2) 2 (0.5) 9.4 (2.1–42.8) < 0.01
      Lung disease 8 (3.1) 8 (1.9) 1.7 (0.6–4.5) 0.31
      Neurological condition 3 (1.2) 2 (0.5) 2.5 (0.4–15) 0.37
      Miscellaneous condition 13 (5) 4 (0.9) 5.6 (1.8–17.3) < 0.01
      Male sex 194 (74.6) 270 (63.1) 1.7 (1.1–2.6) 0.03
      Notes: * OR, odds ratio; **95%CI, 95% confidence interval. Bold values denote significant difference.

      Table 1.  Risk factors for mortality of MERS patients.

    • Conditions Severe n (%)N = 130 Not severe n (%)N = 298 OR* (95% CI)** P value
      Diabetes 11(8.5) 10 (3.4) 2.7 (1.1–6.4) 0.02
      Hypertension 10 (7.7) 12 (4) 2 (0.8–4.5) 0.11
      Kidney disease 3 (2.3) 7 (2.3) 1 (0.2–3.8) 0.98
      Neurological condition 2 (1.5) 0 (0) NaN 0.03
      Lung disease 2 (1.5) 6 (2) 0.8 (0.2–3.8) 0.74
      Malignant disease 1 (0.8) 1(0.3) 2.3 (0.1–37.1) 0.55
      Heart disease 2(1.5) 7 (2.3) 0.6 (0.1–3.2) 0.59
      Miscellaneous condition 2 (1.5) 3 (1) 1.5 (0.3–9.3) 0.64
      Male sex 83 (63.8) 187 (62.8) 1.1 (0.7–1.6) 0.82
      Notes: *OR, odds ratio; **95% CI, 95% confidence interval; NaN, Not a Number. Bold values denote significant difference.

      Table 2.  Risk factors for severity of MERS patients.