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. 2020 Oct;26(10):2309–2318. doi: 10.3201/eid2610.181889

Table 5. Characteristics of locally acquired cases of Legionnaires' disease and adjusted predictors of death, European Union–European Economic Area, 2008−2017*.

Characteristic Survival, no. (%) Death, no. (%) Univariate logistic regression, OR (95% CI) Multivariable logistic regression, OR (95% CI)†
Total
28,931 (100.0)
3,448 (100.0)


Sex
M 20,653 (71.6) 2,318 (67.4) 0.82 (0.76–0.89) 1.11 (1.02–1.21)
F 8,197 (28.4) 1,119 (32.6) Referent Referent
Unknown
81
11
Not included
Not included
Age at diagnosis, y
<20 156 (0.5) 13 (0.4) 1.39 (0.78–2.47) 0.87 (0.44–1.72)
20–29 517 (1.8) 12 (0.3) 0.39 (0.22–0.69) 0.38 (0.21–0.68)
30–39 1,581 (5.5) 63 (1.8) 0.66 (0.51–0.87) 0.68 (0.52–0.89)
40–49 4,097 (14.2) 177 (5.1) 0.72 (0.60–0.86) 0.71 (0.59–0.86)
50–59 6,706 (23.2) 402 (11.7) Referent Referent
60–69 6,264 (21.7) 613 (17.8) 1.63 (1.43–1.86) 1.55 (1.35–1.76)
70–79 5,282 (18.3) 872 (25.3) 2.75 (2.43–3.12) 2.53 (2.23–2.87)
≥80 4,305 (14.9) 1,292 (37.5) 5.01 (4.45–5.64) 4.36 (3.85–4.93)
Unknown
23
4
Not included
Not included
Setting of infection
Community 26,630 (92.0) 2,518 (73.0) Referent Referent
Hospital 1,534 (5.3) 631 (18.3) 4.35 (3.93–4.81) 3.50 (3.14–3.91)
Other healthcare facility 767 (2.7) 299 (8.7) 4.12 (3.59–4.74) 2.26 (1.94–2.63)

*OR, odds ratio.
†Adjusted for year and reporting country.