Table.

Age and comorbidities in patients with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus and in French Hajj pilgrims

	Patients with MERS (n=47)	French pilgrims participating to the Hajj 2012 (n=167)	French pilgrims in preparation for the Hajj 2013 (n=114)
Mean (range) age (years)	56 (14–94); 43% >60; 0% <12	59 (21–83); 39% >65; 0% <12	55 (10–83); 30% >65, 2% <12
Any comorbidity	45 (96%)	96 (58%)	33 (29%)
Diabetes	32 (68%)	46 (28%)	21 (18%)
Chronic kidney disease*	23 (40%)	0 (0%)	1 (1%)
Chronic heart disease	13 (28%)	12 (7%)	6 (5%)
Chronic lung disease	12 (26%)	13 (8%)	7 (6%)
Malignant disease	1 (2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Immune deficiency	3 (6%)†	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Pregnancy	Not documented	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
Disorder for which the MoH recommends postponing Hajj	..	99 (59%)	55 (48%)

MoH=Saudi Ministry of Health.

^*23 patients were part of an outbreak centered around a haemodialysis unit.

^†Steroid use.