Table 3. Effect of treatment with inhaled steroids on hospitalization for CAP adjusted by potential confounding factors.
Hospital admission | Effect estimation* | p value |
---|---|---|
TOTAL | ||
Inhaled steroids | 1.08 (0.64-1.81) | 0.787 |
ASTHMA | ||
Inhaled steroids | 1.38 (0.49-3.87) | 0.542 |
CB | ||
Inhaled steroids | 0.15 (0.03-0.80) | 0.027 |
COPD | ||
Inhaled steroids | 4.68 (0.46-47.8) | 0.194 |
* Odds ratio and 95% confidence interval from logistic regression adjusted by Propensity Score.