Table 2

Twenty eight day case fatality occurring before or after hospitalisation by ethnic group and sex

Timing of deathChineseIndiansMalays
MenWomenOR (95% CI)MenWomenOR (95% CI)MenWomenOR (95% CI)
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
Before hospitalisation28.9% (2317/8028)36.6% (753/2055)1.43 (1.29 to 1.58)26.2% (597/2282)35.5% (205/577)1.56 (1.28 to 1.89)29.2% (670/2294)50.6% (410/811)2.48 (2.10 to 2.92)
After hospitalisation14.3% (816/5711)21.6% (281/1302)1.65 (1.42 to 1.92)14.0% (236/1685)22.3% (83/372)1.76 (1.33 to 2.33)14.3% (232/1624)24.7% (99/401)1.97 (1.51 to 2.57)
Total39.0% (3133/8028)50.3% (1034/2055)1.58 (1.44 to 1.74)37.3% (833/2282)49.9% (288/577)1.73 (1.44 to 2.08)39.3% (902/2294)62.8% (509/811)2.60 (2.20 to 3.07)