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Table 4 Adjusted association with re-hospitalization within 90 days of initial hospitalization for CAP.

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

Factors

OR (95% CI)

P

Lower socioeconomic status (Education < high school)

1.98 (0.95, 4.13)

069

Influenza vaccination

0.92 (0.39, 2.18)

842

Pneumococcal vaccination

1.45 (0.70, 3.02)

319

Appropriate antibiotic use

1.44 (0.58, 3.57)

428

Nutrition score

1.17 (0.89, 1.54)a

254

Lower functional status (Barthel score ≤ 17)

0.70 (0.31, 1.61)

406

Male Sex

2.35 (1.13, 4.85)

022

Vitamin E supplement

0.37 (0.16, 0.90)

028

  1. OR = Odds ratio; CI = Confidence interval
  2. aOdds ratio for 5 points increment