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. 2013 Sep 5;8(9):e73271. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073271

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.