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Table 4 Pneumonia risk factors separated to AD and non-AD cohorts

From: Risk factors of pneumonia in persons with and without Alzheimer’s disease: a matched cohort study

Variable

AD cohort unadjusted HR (95% CI)

adjusted HR (95% CI)*

Adjusted HR (95%CI) in competing risk model*

Non-AD cohort unadjusted HR (95% CI)

adjusted HR (95% CI)*

Adjusted HR (95%CI) in competing risk model*

Age

1.04 (1.04–1.04)

1.05 (1.05–1.05)

1.02 (1.02–1.02)

1.09 (1.09–1.09)

1.09 (1.09–1.09)

1.06 (1.06–1.06)

Men

2.10 (2.04–2.16)

2.27 (2.20–2.34)

2.01 (1.94–2.07)

1.52 (1.46–1.58)

1.89 (1.82–1.96)

1.73 (1.66–1.80)

Comorbidities

 Asthma/COPD

1.66 (1.59–1.74)

1.50 (1.43–1.57)

1.46 (1.40–1.54)

2.06 (1.96–2.17)

1.76 (1.67–1.86)

1.70 (1.60–1.79)

 Rheumatoid Arthritis

1.31 (1.21–1.43)

1.30 (1.20–1.41)

1.25 (1.15–1.37)

1.66 (1.51–1.82)

1.50 (1.36–1.65)

1.42 (1.28–1.56)

 Cardiovascular disease

1.24 (1.21–1.28)

1.06 (1.03–1.09)

1.00 (0.97–1.03)

1.67 (1.61–1.74)

1.30 (1.25–1.35)

1.19 (1.15–1.24)

 Diabetes

1.27 (1.22–1.33)

1.15 (1.10–1.20)

1.06 (1.01–1.10)

1.52 (1.44–1.60)

1.29 (1.22–1.36)

1.15 (1.09–1.22)

 Stroke

1.41 (1.35–1.48)

1.15 (1.10–1.21)

1.07 (1.02–1.13)

2.16 (2.04–2.28)

1.52 (1.43–1.61)

1.34 (1.26–1.42)

 Liver or kidney disease

1.41 (1.28–1.56)

1.08 (0.98–1.19)

0.93 (0.84–1.03)

2.09 (1.87–2.33)

1.42 (1.27–1.58)

1.05 (0.93–1.18)

 Previous hopital- treated pneumonia

2.64 (2.53–2.76)

2.00 (1.91–2.09)

1.74 (1.66–1.83)

4.18 (3.97–4.39)

2.61 (2.48–2.75)

2.17 (2.06–2.30)

Drug use

 Benzodiazepines or related drugs

1.14 (1.10–1.18)

1.03 (0.99–1.07)

1.05 (1.01–1.09)

1.59 (1.53–1.65)

1.14 (1.10–1.20)

1.14 (1.09–1.19)

 Antidepressants

0.99 (0.95–1.03)

1.01 (0.97–1.05)

1.01 (0.97–1.05)

1.73 (1.64–1.82)

1.30 (1.22–1.37)

1.20 (1.13–1.28)

 Antipsychotics

1.29 (1.23–1.35)

1.28 (1.22–1.34)

1.15 (1.10–1.21)

2.15 (1.98–2.33)

1.60 (1.47–1.74)

1.39 (1.27–1.52)

 Antiepileptics

1.48 (1.40–1.57)

1.33 (1.26–1.42)

1.29 (1.21–1.37)

1.93 (1.79–2.07)

1.43 (1.33–1.54)

1.42 (1.31–1.53)

 Opioids

1.32 (1.25–1.39)

1.13 (1.07–1.20)

1.08 (1.02–1.14)

1.64 (1.55–1.75)

1.20 (1.13–1.28)

1.08 (1.01–1.15)

 Biological products

1.15 (1.02–1.30)

1.07 (0.95–1.21)

1.00 (0.88–1.13)

1.30 (1.14–1.48)

1.14 (1.00–1.30)

1.07 (0.93–1.23)

 Oral glucocorticoids

2.07 (1.51–2.83)

1.63 (1.19–2.23)

1.29 (0.93–1.81)

2.16 (1.46–3.20)

1.79 (1.21–2.65)

1.71 (1.14–2.57)

 Proton pump inhibitors

1.23 (1.19–1.28)

1.10 (1.06–1.14)

1.06 (1.02–1.10)

1.60 (1.54–1.67)

1.23 (1.18–1.29)

1.16 (1.11–1.21)

 Any psychotropics

1.10 (1.07–1.14)

 

1.08 (1–05-1.12)

1.68 (1.62–1.75)

 

1.29 (1.23–1.34)

Number of psychotropics

 1

1.09 (1.05–1.12)

 

1.07 (1.03–1.10)

1.58 (1.52–1.65)

 

1.24 (1.19–1.30)

 2

1.13 (1.08–1.18)

 

1.11 (1.05–1.16)

2.00 (1.87–2.13)

 

1.39 (1.30–1.50)

 3

1.23 (1.12–1.35)

 

1.19 (1.08–1.31)

2.43 (2.07–2.84)

 

1.66 (1.41–1.96)

 Antiepileptic or opioid use

1.16 (1.11–1.21)

 

1.26 (1.11–1.43)

1.42 (1.34–1.50)

 

1.19 (1.12–1.26)

 Antiepileptic and opioid use

1.26 (1.11–1.42)

 

1.08 (1.05–1.12)

1.85 (1.62–2.12)

 

1.55 (1.34–1.78)

  1. *Adjusted for age, gender, comorbidities, and drug use