Table 5– Risk factors for 30-day mortality in guideline-concordant healthcare-associated and community-acquired pneumonia patients
Risk factorsOR (95% CI)p-value
Sex0.96 (0.62–1.48)0.84
Race1.11 (0.99–1.24)0.08
Hispanic ethnicity0.84 (0.62–1.14)0.26
HCAP risk factors
 Hospital admission within 90 days2.49 (2.122.94)<0.001
 Nursing home admission within 90 days0.84 (0.56–1.26)0.40
 Haemodialysis1.13 (0.98–1.31)0.10
 Outpatient i.v. antibiotics within 90 days1.05 (0.87–1.27)0.63
Comorbid conditions
 Myocardial infarction0.94 (0.77–1.15)0.57
 Heart failure1.03 (0.90–1.17)0.69
 Cerebrovascular disease1.20 (1.05–1.37)0.01
 COPD0.92 (0.80–1.06)0.28
 Liver disease1.02 (0.62–1.68)0.94
 Diabetes0.85 (0.72–1.01)0.07
 Neoplastic disease1.67 (1.481.89)<0.001
 HIV/AIDS1.12 (0.39–3.28)0.83
Substance abuse or dependence
 Tobacco use0.73 (0.64–0.83)<0.001
 Alcohol abuse1.11 (0.85–1.44)0.46
Medication use by class
 Cardiovascular medications0.67 (0.58–0.76)<0.001
 Antidiabetic medications0.89 (0.73–1.08)0.23
 Inhaled corticosteroids0.70 (0.59–0.82)<0.001
 Systemic corticosteroids1.02 (0.88–1.17)0.83
 Pulmonary medications1.04 (0.89–1.20)0.65
Noninvasive mechanical ventilation1.75 (1.12–2.74)0.01
Organ failure
 Neurological1.52 (1.03–2.26)0.04
 Renal1.36 (1.16–1.59)<0.001
 Haematological1.80 (1.31–2.48)<0.001
 Hepatic2.21 (0.83–5.87)0.11
GC-HCAPversus GC-CAP2.18 (1.86–2.55)<0.001
  • Bold indicates statistical significance. HCAP: healthcare-associated pneumonia; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GC: guideline-concordant; CAP: community-acquired pneumonia. Variables were ordered to compare presence versus absence of characteristic when possible; patient sex and race were ordered as male versus female and black versus nonblack, respectively.