Table 1 Comparison of vital status by age, duration of hospital stay, and vital signs on admission in a sample of MERS-CoV patients (n = 63)
Variables | N | Vital Status | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alive (n = 47) | Dead (n = 16) | |||
Mean (S.D.) | Mean (S.D.) | |||
Agea | 63 | 58.3 (18.4) | 63.9 (17.5) | 0.542 |
Duration of stay in days | 43 | 8.7 (4.3) | 17.4 (21.9) | <0.001 |
Temperature °C | 43 | 37.0 (1.3) | 37.8 (0.9) | 0.992 |
Heart rate | 43 | 85.5 (12.1) | 110.1 (24.6) | 0.015 |
Respiratory rate | 43 | 22.1 (3.8) | 22.8 (7.9) | 0.004 |
Systolic blood pressure | 43 | 127.2 (19.9) | 128.5 (42.1) | 0.001 |
Diastolic blood pressure | 43 | 70.2 (9.6) | 63.8 (22.1) | 0.001 |