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. 2019 Aug 26;12:305–311. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S215396

Table 3.

Crude and adjusted OR and 95% CI of risk for death for 107 patients with the MERS

Variables Final outcome Crude odds ratio
(95% CI)
p-value Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) p-value
Death no. (%) Alive no. (%)
Gender
 Male 14 66 1.2 [0.3–4.0] 0.747 1.5[1.3–1.8]a 0.003
 Female 4 23 1.00 1.00
Age group
 16–30 1 11 1.00 1.00
 31–60 7 56 1.3[1.1–12.3] 0.091 1.3[1.1–12.2]b 0.029
 61 and upper 10 22 5.0[1.4–7.2] 4.9[1.5–8.4]
Comorbidity
 Yes 15 49 4.0[1.1–15.0] 0.035 4.0[1.9–16.3]c 0.039
 No 3 40 1.00 1.00
Nationality
 Others 4 9 1.00 0.042 1.00 0.012
 Saudi 14 80 2.5 [1.6–9.3] 4.2[1.3–11.4]d
Exposure to camels
 Yes 11 42 1.7[1.6–4.9] 1.05[1.1–3.3]e 0.015
 No 7 47 1.00 1.00
Camel milk consumption
 Yes 11 43 1.6[1.5–4.7] 0.021 1.05[1.2–2.8]f 0.004
 No 7 46 1.00 1.00
Exposure to MERS-CoV cases
 Yes 11 57 1.8[1.3–2.5] 0.002 1.06[1.2–2.0]j 0.008
 No 7 32 1.00 1.00
Health care worker
 Yes 17 74 3.44[1.4–7.9] 0.009 2. 4[1.2–3.1]h 0.006
 No 1 15 1.00 1.00

Note: aAdjusted for age; b,cadjusted for sex; d,e,f,hadjusted for age and sex.