The prevalence of anemia and its association with 90-day mortality in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Table 3 Variables independently associated with development of moderate to severe anemia.

Variable	Adj OR	95% CI		P-value
Age	0.99	0.979	0.998	0.022
Male	0.46	0.36	0.59	<0.001
Race				0.001
White	ref
Black	1.86	1.33	2.60
Other	1.43	0.76	2.69
Charlson comorbidity	1.10	1.04	1.16	0.001
Chronic respiratory disease	0.46	0.35	0.59	<0.001
APACHE III	1.02	1.01	1.03	<0.001
PSI	1.01	1.01	1.02	<0.001
Severe sepsis	1.40	1.06	1.85	0.017
ICU admission	1.79	1.25	2.55	0.001
Mechanical ventilation	3.57	2.07	6.15	<0.001
Constant	0.14			<0.001

ICU, intensive care unit; Adj OR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; APACHE III, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation III score; PSI, Pneumonia Severity Index.

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