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. 2014 Jun 26;24:14017. doi: 10.1038/npjpcrm.2014.17

Table 4. Logistic regression predicting the odds of hospitalisation due to CAP (n=104 cases included in the analysis).

Determinant Odds ratio 95% CI P value
Age ⩾74 years 7.13 2.23–22.79 0.001
Obese 3.36 1.08–10.52 0.037
0 Pack-years 1.00 (reference) 0.019
1–39 Pack-years of smoking 0.317 0.06–1.73 0.185
⩾40 Pack-years of smoking 3.817 1.07–13.68 0.040
Multimorbidity 5.77 1.81–18.42 0.003
Vaccinated against pneumococcus 0.29 0.09–0.95 0.041

χ2-test 36.639 on d.f. 6; P value <0.0001; pseudo-R2=0.412.

95% CI, 95% confidence interval, Hosmer and Lemeshow χ2-test 6.39; P=0.604.

Abbreviations: CAP, community-acquired pneumonia; CI, confidence interval.