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. 2014 Apr 21;9(4):e95865. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095865

Table 5. Twenty-eight day mortality risk of patients with severe pneumonia.

Variable No. of deaths/no. of episodes (%) p Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) p
All cases 94/262 (35.9)
Sex
Male 68/191(36.6) 0.879
Female 26/71 (35.6)
Shock at the time of admission 0.001 1.99 (1.15–3.46) 0.014
No 37/139 (26.6)
Yes 57/123 (46.3)
Structural lung disease 0.640
No 74/202 (36.6)
Yes 20/60 (37.1)
COPD 0.396
No 86/234 (36.8)
Yes 8/28 (28.6)
Interstitial lung disease 0.121 1.93 (0.70–5.34) 0.206
No 84/243 (33.3)
Yes 10/19 (27.6)
Diabetes mellitus 0.077 0.72 (0.39–1.35) 0.305
No 73/186 (38.6)
Yes 21/76 (27.6)
Solid cancer 0.330
No 76/203 (37.4)
Yes 18/59 (30.5)
Hematologic malignancy 0.014 1.06 (0.53–2.11) 0.870
No 58/186 (33.3)
Yes 36/76 (47.4)
Immunocompromised state <0.001 2.63 (1.51–4.60) <0.001
No 34/143 (36.2)
Yes 60/119 (63.8)
McCabe and Jackson criteria 0.002 1.73 (0.93–3.21) 0.084
Nonfatal 23/97 (23.3)
Rapidly fatal or ultimately fatal 71/165 (42.4)
Pathogen identified 0.520
No 24/61 (37.7)
Yes 70/201 (34.8)
Pathogen 0.321
Bacteria only 40/130 (30.8)
Virus(es) only 12/31 (38.7)
Bacteria/virus coinfection 4/21 (19.0)
S. aureus 0.593
No 77/210 (36.7)
Yes 17/52 (32.7)
P. aeruginosa 0.077 0.47 (0.17–1.26) 0.131
No 88/233 (37.8)
Yes 6/29 (20.7)
Rhinovirus 0.198 0.38 (0.10–1.48) 0.119
No 91/247 (36.8)
Yes 3/15 (20.0)
Parainfluenza virus 0.500
No 87/246 (35.4)
Yes 7/16 (43.8)
Influenza virus 0.501
No 89/251 (35.5)
Yes 5/11 (45.5)
Respiratory syncytial virus 0.889
No 88/246 (35.8)
Yes 6/16 (37.5)
Cytomegalovirus 0.472
No 91/256 (35.5)
Yes 3/6 (50.0)
Human coronavirus 0.142 9.67 (0.85–109.49) 0.067
No 91/258 (35.3)
Yes 3/4 (75.0)

COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.