TABLE 5.

Fatal and non-fatal endpoints in 680 patients hospitalized with pneumonia and abnormal chest radiographs according to categories of body mass index

BMI categories (kg/m²)	Death, n (%)	Adjusted ^* OR (95% CI)	p-value	Transfer to ICU, n (%)	Adjusted ^* OR (95% CI)	p-value	30-day readmission, n (%)	Adjusted ^* OR (95% CI)	p-value
<18.5	12 (17)	1.27 (0.58–2.81)	0.6	12 (17)	0.56 (0.27–1.16)	0.1	5 (7)	0.87 (0.31–2.45)	0.8
18.5–25	30 (11)	1.00	REF	66 (24)	1.00	REF	20 (7)	1.00	REF
25.1–30	19 (11)	0.98 (0.52–1.88)	0.9	40 (24)	0.93 (0.58–1.50)	0.8	10 (6)	0.80 (0.36–1.76)	0.6
>30	6 (4)	0.31 (0.12–0.78)	0.01	32 (20)	0.74 (0.45–1.23)	0.3	12 (7)	1.09 (0.52–2.31)	0.8

BMI, body mass index; ICU, intensive care unit; OR, odds ratio; REF, reference.

Models adjusted for age, functional status, prior pneumococcal vaccination, chest radiograph confirmation and Pneumonia Severity Index.