Table 4– Univariate model (Chi-squared test) for 30-day mortality, including potential risk factors influencing outcome related to underlying conditions, severity of the clinical presentation, and microbiological and therapy-related factors
OR (95% CI)p-value
Underlying and demographic conditions
 Male sex4.81 (1.80–12.55)<0.01
 Age1.02 (0.99–1.04)0.08
 Alcoholism3.79 (1.67–8.56)<0.01
 Tobacco consumption2.03 (0.94–4.45)0.07
 Charlson score1.25 (1.09–1.44)<0.01
 Immunocompromise2.51 (1.04–6.08)0.05
Severity at admission
Pa,O2/FI,O2 <2506.20 (2.75–13.93)<0.001
 Multilobar involvement5.59 (2.38–13.59)<0.001
 Need for vasopressors4.15 (1.90–9-07)<0.001
 Need for mechanical ventilation3.53 (1.70–7.79)0.01
Severity of illness scores
 PSI class V14.91 (5.08–43.9)<0.001
 ATS/IDSA criteria6.65 (2.88–15.36)<0.001
Antibiotic resistance
 Penicillin
 Macrolide4.43 (2.02–9.72)<0.01
Microbiology
 H serotypes1
 O serotypes2.36 (0.63–9.05)0.2
 L serotypes10.34 (2.94–36.5)<0.001
Antibiotic therapy
 Monotherapy1.94 (0.90–4.16)0.1
 Combination therapy1
  • H serotypes (reference category): 1, 5 and 7F. L serotypes: 3, 6A, 6B, 8, 19F and 23F. O serotypes: non-L, non-H serotypes. Pa,O2: arterial oxygen tension; FI,O2: inspiratory oxygen fraction; PSI: Pneumonia Severity Index; ATS: American Thoracic Society; IDSA: Infectious Diseases Society of America.