Table 2.

Effect of trend and seasonality (n = 37)

Dependent variable = MERS-CoV cases	Coefficient	Robust s.e.	t value	P-value	(95% Conf. Interval)
Intercept	34.158	11.025	3.100	0.004	11.701	56.615
Time	−0.867	0.420	−2.070	0.047a	−1.722	−0.012
Quarter_1	13.970	8.998	1.550	0.130	−4.358	32.299
Quarter_2	16.355	9.647	1.700	0.100	−3.295	36.005
Quarter_3	18.733	12.321	1.520	0.138	−6.363	43.829

^aSignificant at <5% level.