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. 2013 Jun 5;3(6):e002898. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002898

Table 2.

Factors associated with mortality

Unadjusted OR Adjusted OR (AOR) 95% CI for AOR p Value for AOR
Variables associated with hospital mortality
 Age, per year 1.04 1.05 1.01 to 1.09 0.018
 Need for MV 8.14 8.82 2.74 to 28.46 0.001
 Appropriate therapy 0.16 0.13 0.03 to 0.47 0.002
 Use of Azithromycin 0.20 0.26 0.08 to 0.80 0.018
Sensitivity analysis for mortality
 Age, per year 1.05 1.02 0.98 to 1.05 0.368
 CURB-65 score, per point increase 2.43 2.07 1.32 to 3.25 0.001
 Appropriate therapy 0.16 0.12 0.03 to 0.42 0.001
 Use of azithromycin 0.20 0.34 0.11 to 0.88 0.041

MV, mechanical ventilation.