Table 3– Crude and adjusted OR for mortality in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease hospitalised for pneumonia by prior outpatient use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS)
ICSCrude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)p-value
UseNon-use
Subjects2420 (38.1)3933 (61.9)
30-day mortality133 (6)433 (11)0.64 (0.51–0.81)0.76 (0.70–0.83)<0.001
90-day mortality282 (12)734 (19)0.74 (0.62–0.87)0.80 (0.75–0.86)<0.001
  • Data are presented as n (%), unless otherwise stated.