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Table 2 Association of demographic and clinical characteristics according LDH in 57 MERS-Cov patients

From: Chest radiographic score and lactate dehydrogenase are independent risk factors linked to mortality in Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) patients

Variable

LDH ≤ 512 (n = 37)

LDH > 512 (n = 20)

p-value

Male

17 (45.9%)

7 (35%)

0.42

Deceased

1 (2.7%)

17 (85.0%)

0.001

Chest X-ray Abnormal

21 (56.8%)

20 (100%)

0.001

Diabetes mellitus

1 (2.7%)

9 (45.0%)

0.001