Table 2.
Multivariate analysis of factors associated with postoperative nosocomial pneumonia in patients with a hip fracture.
| Variables | OR | 95% CI | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower limit | Upper limit | |||
| Age (each 10-year increment) | 1.50 | 1.10 | 1.92 | 0.011 |
| Diabetes | 1.77 | 0.91 | 3.43 | 0.092 |
| Chronic respiratory disease | 4.61 | 1.70 | 12.54 | 0.003 |
| Presence of preoperative DVT | 3.51 | 1.74 | 10.48 | 0.001 |
| Preoperative waiting (in each day increment) | 1.07 | 1.01 | 1.15 | 0.039 |
| Surgical duration >120 min | 4.03 | 1.96 | 8.27 | <0.001 |
| Procedure (arthroplasty vs. osteosynthesis) | 4.39 | 1.87 | 10.31 | 0.001 |