Table 2.

Factors associated with 14-day mortality in MERS patients

Factor	P	HR	95% CI for HR		P	aHR	95% CI for aHR
Gender
Male		1.0				1.0
Female	0.613	1.1	0.772	1.550	0.149	1.3	0.909	1.865
Age
<30 years		1.0				1.0
30–59 years	0.075	2.3	0.921	5.742	0.492	1.4	0.546	3.517
60–65 years	0.014*	3.4	1.280	9.177	0.545	1.4	0.497	3.765
>65 years	0.001*	5.4	2.177	13.418	0.175	1.9	0.748	4.925
Region
Republic of Korea or other countries		1.0				1.0
Middle East	0.044*	4.0	1.037	15.507	0.041*	5.3	1.070	25.902
Saudi Arabia	0.010*	4.5	1.427	14.071	0.048*	4.1	1.012	16.921
Healthcare worker
Yes		1.0				1.0
No	0.001*	11.7	2.902	47.311	0.024*	5.3	1.246	22.581
Comorbidity
No		1.0				1.0
Yes	0.001*	6.2	3.172	12.233	0.001*	3.4	1.627	7.000
Symptomatic
No		1.0				1.0
Yes	0.004*	7.9	1.953	31.840	0.064	3.8	0.925	15.287
Source of infection
Household		1.0				1.0
Camels	0.015*	3.6	1.278	10.222	0.123	2.3	0.798	6.554
Healthcare-associated MERS	0.011*	3.7	1.360	10.282	0.019*	3.4	1.222	9.541
Unknown	0.004*	4.5	1.620	12.477	0.040*	2.9	1.051	8.221

*Significant at α  =  0.05; HR, unadjusted hazard ratios; aHR, adjusted hazard ratios.