Volume 26, Number 7—July 2020
Dispatch
Surveillance and Testing for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, Saudi Arabia, March 2016–March 2019
Table 2
Demographic characteristics of persons with suspected and confirmed MERS-CoV infection, Health Electronic Surveillance Network, Saudi Arabia, March 1, 2016–March 20, 2019*
Characteristic |
Total |
Confirmed |
Not confirmed |
% Positive (confirmed) |
Overall |
200,936 |
698 (0.3) |
200,238 (99.7) |
0.3 |
Age, y, median (IQR) |
47 (28–67) |
54 (40–65) |
47 (28–67) |
|
Age group, y | ||||
0–14 | 17,455 (8.7) | 3 (0.4) | 17,452 (8.8) | 0.02 |
15–34 | 54,483 (27.3) | 121 (18.0) | 54,362 (27.3) | 0.2 |
35–49 | 33,993 (17.0) | 164 (24.3) | 33,829 (17.0) | 0.5 |
50–65 | 41,283 (20.7) | 228 (33.8) | 41,055 (20.6) | 0.6 |
>65 | 52,400 (26.3) | 158 (23.4) | 52,242 (26.3) | 0.3 |
Total | 199,614 | 674 | 198,940 | |
Missing |
1,322 (0.7) |
24 (3.4) |
1,298 (0.6) |
|
Sex | ||||
M | 108,940 (54.3) | 517 (74.1) | 108,423 (54.2) | 0.5 |
F | 91,822 (45.7) | 181 (25.9) | 91,641 (45.8) | 0.2 |
Total | 200,762 | 698 | 200,064 | |
Missing |
174 (0.09) |
0 |
174 (0.09) |
|
Nationality | ||||
Saudi | 146,254 (72.8) | 501 (71.8) | 145,753 (72.8) | 0.3 |
Non-Saudi | 54,682 (27.2) | 197 (28.2) | 54,485 (27.2) | 0.4 |
Total | 200,936 | 698 | 200,238 | |
Missing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Healthcare personnel | ||||
Yes | 9,289 (5.6) | 67 (11.2) | 9,222 (5.6) | 0.7 |
No | 155,825 (94.4) | 531 (88.8) | 155,294 (94.4) | 0.3 |
Total | 165,114 | 598 | 164,516 | |
Missing | 35,822 (17.8) | 100 (14.3) | 35,722 (17.8) |
*Values are no. (%) unless indicated. IQR, interquartile range; MERS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus.