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. 2012 Jun 7;142(5):1193–1199. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-0576

Table 5.

—Subgroup Analysis of Patients With CAP After Excluding Those With COPD: Comparison of 30-d Mortality, ICU Admission, and Mechanical Ventilation Among Hypocapnic and Hypercapnic Patients With CAP vs Normal Group

Univariable
Multivariable
Outcome OR 95% CI P Value HR 95% CI P Value
Hypocapnic (non-COPD)
 30-d mortality 5.06 1.70-15.1 .004 4.91 1.61-14.99 .005
 ICU admission 2.53 1.40-4.57 .002 2.55 1.34-4.84 .004
 Invasive mechanical ventilation 1.71 0.71-4.13 .2 1.56 0.63-3.88 .3
Hypercapnic (non-COPD)
 30-d mortality 11.52 3.29-40.34 < .001 8.98 2.45-32.92 .001
 ICU admission 5.95 2.59-16.63 < .001 4.25 1.72-10.52 .002
 Invasive mechanical ventilation 4.02 1.34-12.03 .01 3.08 0.97-9.80 .056

Multivariable analysis adjusted for PSI score. See Tables 1 and 3 legends for expansion of abbreviations.

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