Table 2.
Prevalence of Underlying Medical Conditions and Risk Factors for Mortality Among Patients With or Without Fatal Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) and Laboratory-Confirmed 2009 Pandemic Influenza A Virus Subtype H1N1 Infection, Morocco, 2009–2010
| Underlying Condition | Died, No. (%) (n = 64) | Survived, No. (%) (n = 278) | Age-Adjusted OR (95% CI) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obesitya | 7 (10.9) | 3 (1.0) | 7.1 (1.6–31.1) | .009 |
| Cardiopathy | 6 (9.4) | 18 (6.5) | 1.2 (.4–3.4) | .706 |
| Hypertension | 5 (7.8) | 1 (0.4) | 28.2 (2.0–398.7) | .013 |
| Pregnancyb | 17 (40.5) | 18 (11.1) | 2.5 (1.1–5.6) | .034 |
| Diabetes | 11 (17.2) | 18 (6.5) | 2.0 (.8–4.8) | .110 |
| Asthma | 6 (9.4) | 34 (12.2) | 0.7 (.3–1.8) | .523 |
| Neurologic disorder | 4 (6.3) | 7 (2.5) | 7.5 (1.5–36.4) | .013 |
| Chronic respiratory disease | 3 (4.7) | 7 (2.5) | 2.2 (.5–10.5) | .321 |
| Renal failure | 4 (6.3) | 0 | … | |
| Othersc | 4 (6.3) | 21 (7.5) | 0.9 (.3–2.9) | .864 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
aObesity was determined by subjective judgment.
bFor women of gestational age only (42 deaths and 162 nonfatal SARI cases).
cAllergy, anemia, immune deficiency, medullar aplasia, rheumatism, cirrhosis, and trisomy 21.