Table 2 Distribution of predictors in 44 MERS-Cov patients by final outcome
Characteristics | Disease outcome | p-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total lesions | Deceased | Recovered | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Frequency | 44 (100) | 6 (13.64) | 38 (86.36) | |
Chest radiograph | ||||
Normal | 30 (68.1) | 0 (00.00) | 30 (78.95) | <0.001 |
Abnormal | 14 (31.8) | 6(100.00) | 8 (21.05) | |
Disease progression | ||||
Normal | 0 (00.00) | 30 (78.95) | ||
T1 | 0 (00.00) | 7 (18.42) | <0.001 | |
T2 | 0 (00.00) | 1 (02.63) | ||
T3 | 1 (16.67) | 0 (00.00) | ||
T4 | 5 (83.33) | 0 (00.00) | <0.001 | |
Lung score | ||||
At initial presentation | ||||
Mean (SD) | 0.47 (0.99) | 1.82 (1.34) | 0.25 (0.75) | |
Median (IQR) | 0 (0.6) | 1.48 (2.13) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
Peak of the disease | ||||
Mean (SD) | 1.39 (3.78) | 8.90 (6.31) | 0.20 (0.79) | |
Median (IQR) | 0 (0) | 5.09 (9.60) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
Pleural effusion | ||||
None | 36 (81.82) | 0 (00.00) | 36 (94.74) | <0.001 |
Unilateral | 3 (6.82) | 3 (50.00) | 0 (00.00) | |
Bilateral | 5 (11.36) | 3 (50.00) | 2 (05.26) | |
Mechanical ventilation day | ||||
Mean (SD) | 10.17 (13.66) | 0.76 (3.18) | ||
Median (IQR) | 4.5 (2) | 0 (0) | <0.001 | |