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Table 3 Adjusted associations with mortality within 30 days of initial hospitalization for community acquired pneumonia.

From: Predictors of inhospital mortality and re-hospitalization in older adults with community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective cohort study

Factors

Mortalitya

Mortalityb

 

OR (95% CI)

P

OR (95% CI)

P

Lower socioeconomic status (Education < high school)

0.99 (0.51, 1.92)

983

0.98 (0.50, 1.91)

953

Influenza vaccination

1.36 (0.57, 3.21)

488

1.21 (0.51, 2.89)

660

Pneumococcal vaccination

0.64 (0.32, 1.27)

203

0.66 (0.33, 1.32)

243

Appropriate antibiotic use

1.71 (0.65, 4.52)

281

1.84 (0.69, 4.91)

220

Nutrition score

0.85 (0.68, 1.06)c

145

0.85 (0.68, 1.06)c

142

Lower functional status (Barthel score ≤ 17)

0.72 (0.33, 1.60)

423

0.70 (0.31, 1.56)

381

Hip Fracture

4.00 (1.46, 10.96)

007

4.27 (1.50, 12.18)

007

COPD

2.31 (1.18, 4.50)

014

2.25 (1.15, 4.39)

018

Cerebrovascular disease

2.11 (1.03, 4.31)

040

2.30 (1.11, 4.76)

025

  1. aMortality within 30 days vs. alive at 30 days of hospital admission
  2. bMortality within 30 days vs. discharged alive within 30 days of hospital admission (excluding those who remained in the hospitals for more than 30 days)
  3. cOdds ratio for 5 points increment in score
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