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. 2020 Oct 31;10(10):e038370. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038370

Table 2.

Factors associated with 30-day and 1-year mortality in patients with CAP in Cox proportional hazards regression analyses (n=256)

Variable Univariate Multivariate
HR 95% CI P value HR 95% CI P value
30-day mortality
 SCAP 52.01 6.80 to 398.09 <0.001 30.60 3.77 to 248.06 0.001*
 BI 0.99 0.97 to 1.00 0.101 _ _ _
 BMI 0.97 0.86 to 1.09 0.609 _ _ _
 Malnutrition 0.84 0.73 to 0.97 0.015 1.11 0.90 to 1.35 0.330
 Frailty 2.58 1.42 to 4.69 0.002 1.83 0.88 to 3.81 0.108
 CCI 1.41 1.19 to 1.67 <0.001 1.19 0.99 to 1.43 0.069
1-year mortality
 SCAP 13.32 6.81 to 26.04 <0.001 7.68 3.79 to 15.58 <0.001*
 BI 0.98 0.97 to 0.99 <0.001 1.01 0.99 to 1.02 0.352
 BMI 0.93 0.87 to 1.00 0.038 1.07 0.98 to 1.16 0.128
 Malnutrition 0.78 0.72 to 0.85 <0.001 0.94 0.81 to 1.10 0.424
 Frailty 3.41 2.32 to 5.03 <0.001 2.70 1.69 to 4.39 <0.001*
 CCI 1.40 1.26 to 1.55 <0.001 1.19 1.05 to 1.34 <0.001*

Data are estimated HR and 95% CIs of the explanatory variables in the 30-day and 1-year mortality group. Data were adjusted for age, sex, disability, malnutrition, comorbidities and the severity of CAP.

*P<0.05.

BI, Barthel Index; BMI, body mass index; CAP, community-acquired pneumonia; CCI, Charlson’s Comorbidity Index; SCAP, severe community-acquired pneumonia.