Table 3.
The complete diagnostic model, including the intercept
| Intercept and predictors | β Coefficient |
| Intercept | −1.66192 |
| Dyspnoea (yes) | 0.35172 |
| Expectoration (yes) | 0.36250 |
| Cough (yes) | 0.39671 |
| Common cold (yes) | 0.34374 |
| Malaise (yes) | 0.07475 |
| Chest pain (yes) | 0.20499 |
| Respiratory rate >20 breaths/min | 0.14566 |
| Oxygen saturation <96% | 0.24303 |
| Abnormal auscultation findings (yes) | 0.56758 |
| Leucocytes* | 0.00322 |
| Neutrophils† | 0.08338 |
| C reactive protein <20 mg/L | −0.64269 |
| Previous event of CAP (no) | −0.12006 |
| Age of ≥75 and cough (yes) | 0.53816 |
| Age of ≥75 and oedema (no) | −0.05797 |
| Age of ≥75 and glucose >11.0 mmol/L | 0.88124 |
| AUC (95% CI) | 0.85 (0.77 to 0.92) |
*Cut-off for leucocytes: normal values 3.5–8.8×109/L.
†Neutrophils: >7.5×109/L.
AUC, area under the curve; CAP, community-acquired pneumonia.