Table 3. Age-adjusted analysis of potential factors for pneumonia deaths.
| Men | Women | Total | |||||||
| No. (P-Y)* | HR (95% CI) | p | No. (P-Y)* | HR (95% CI) | p | No. (P-Y)* | p | ||
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | |||||||||
| 10.0-17.9 | 95 (811) | 1.9 (1.6, 2.4) | <.001 | 64 (488) | 2.3 (1.7, 3.1) | <.001 | 2.1 (1.7, 2.5) | <.001 | |
| 18.0-22.9 | 446 (3976) | 1.0 (Reference) | 192 (1904) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | ||||
| 23.0-24.9 | 102 (938) | 0.7 (0.5, 0.8) | <.001 | 65 (599) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) | 0.329 | 0.7 (0.6, 0.9) | <.001 | |
| 25.0-32.9 | 65 (633) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.8) | <.001 | 53 (552) | 0.7 (0.5 , 1.0) | 0.026 | 0.6 (0.5, 0.8) | <.001 | |
| Trend | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
| Smoking | |||||||||
| Current | 360 (3319) | 1.5 (1.2, 1.8) | <.001 | 29 (273) | 1.5 (1.0, 2.2) | 0.030 | 1.5 (1.3, 1.8) | <.001 | |
| Fomer | 235 (2004) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.4) | 0.207 | 13 (89) | 1.1 (0.5, 2.0) | 0.894 | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | 0.118 | |
| Never | 134 (1121) | 1.0 (Reference) | 349 (3281) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | ||||
| Alcohol consumption | |||||||||
| Current | 442 (4094) | 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) | 0.041 | 60 (628) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) | 0.084 | 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) | 0.009 | |
| Fomer | 96 (741) | 1.4 (1.1, 1.7) | 0.014 | 20 (177) | 2.7 (1.7, 4.3) | <.001 | 1.6 (1.2, 1.9) | <.001 | |
| Never | 194 (1665) | 1.0 (Reference) | 314 (2861) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | ||||
| Medical history | |||||||||
| Stroke | 47 (315) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.5) | 0.005 | 20(156) | 3.1 (2.0, 4.8) | <.001 | 2.4 (1.8, 3.0) | <.001 | |
| Hypertension | 234 (2073) | 2.1 (1.6, 2.9) | <.001 | 126 (1137) | 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) | 0.062 | 1.1 (0.9, 1.2) | 0.302 | |
| Myocardial infarction | 61 (481) | 1.7 (1.3, 2.2) | <.001 | 18 (142) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) | 0.366 | 1.3 (1.1, 1.7) | 0.016 | |
| Liver diseases | 54 (441) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.7) | 0.091 | 18 (169) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.5) | 0.736 | 1.2 (0.9, 1.5) | 0.225 | |
| Renal diseases | 30 (235) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.7) | 0.334 | 17 (180) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.5) | 0.713 | 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) | 0.613 | |
| Gallstones | 35 (275) | 1.1 (0.7, 1.5) | 0.792 | 22 (185) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) | 0.261 | 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) | 0.579 | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 74 (635) | 1.4 (1.1, 1.8) | 0.008 | 39 (330) | 1.6 (1.2, 2.3) | 0.004 | 1.5(1.2, 1.8) | <.001 | |
| Gastroduodenal ulcer | 178 (1568) | 1.1 (1.0, 1.4) | 0.151 | 51 (451) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.3) | 0.882 | 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) | 0.243 | |
| Tuberculosis | 93 (798) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.6) | 0.039 | 37 (316) | 1.5 (1.0, 2.1) | 0.028 | 1.3 (1.1, 1.6) | 0.004 | |
| Cancer | 18 (153) | 1.8 (1.1, 2.8) | 0.019 | 17 (121) | 1.9 (1.2, 3.1) | 0.002 | 1.8 (1.3, 2.5) | 0.001 | |
| Blood transfusion | 125 (1005) | 1.9 (1.6, 2.3) | <.001 | 63 (527) | 1.8 (1.4, 2.4) | <.001 | 1.9 (1.6, 2.2) | <.001 | |
| External injury | 174 (1471) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) | 0.486 | 66 (602) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) | 0.977 | 1.1 (0.9, 1.2) | 0.570 | |
| Abdominal surgery | 227 (1833) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.4) | 0.035 | 109 (1054) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) | 0.070 | 1.0 (0.9, 1.2) | 0.606 | |
| Pregnancy | 343 (3237) | 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) | 0.019 | ||||||
| Exercise (playing sports) | |||||||||
| <1 hour/week | 368 (3033) | 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) | 0.107 | 211 (1946) | 1.2 (0.9, 1.7) | 0.288 | 1.2 (1.0, 1.5) | 0.051 | |
| 1-2 hour/week | 91 (789) | 1.0 (Reference) | 35 (281) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | ||||
| 3-4 hour/week | 50 (448) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.2) | 0.432 | 21 (199) | 0.9 (0.6, 1.4) | 0.573 | 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) | 0.619 | |
| More | 54 (482) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.1) | 0.124 | 22 (217) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.2) | 0.551 | 0.8 (0.6, 1.1) | 0.225 | |
| Trend | <.001 | 0.353 | 0.004 | ||||||
| Exercise (daily walking) | |||||||||
| <0.5 hour/day | 85 (601) | 1.6 (1.2, 2.1) | 0.001 | 47 (355) | 1.7 (1.2, 2.5) | 0.006 | 1.6 (1.3, 2.1) | <.001 | |
| 0.5 hour/day | 107 (895) | 1.0 (Reference) | 60 (508) | 1.0 (Reference) | 1.0 (Reference) | ||||
| >0.5-1 hour/day | 108 (856) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.1) | 0.194 | 54 (475) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.2) | 0.253 | 0.8 (0.7, 1.0) | 0.081 | |
| More | 226 (1981) | 0.7 (0.6, 0.9) | 0.008 | 109 (1079) | 0.7 (0.5, 1.0) | 0.024 | 0.7 (0.6, 0.9) | <.001 | |
| Trend | <.001 | <.001 | <.001 | ||||||
*: Number of participants and observed person-year (parentheses)
HR: hazard ratio
CI: confidence intervals