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Table 2 COPD as a risk factor for Pseudomonas isolation among hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia

From: Clinical risk factors for admission with Pseudomonas and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas community-acquired pneumonia

 

RR (95% CI )

p value

COPD diagnosis

  

 Pre-existing COPD

1.39 (1.01, 1.91)

0.041

 No COPD diagnosis

Ref

Ref

Dependence on supplemental oxygen

  

 Yes

1.58 (1.16, 2.15)

0.004

 No

Ref

Ref

BMI

  

 < 25

1.70 (1.20, 2.41)

0.003

 25.0–29.9

1.32 (0.86, 2.01)

0.202

 ≥ 30.0

Ref

Ref

MICU

  

 Yes

0.63 (0.44, 0.91)

0.013

 No

Ref

Ref

  1. Model adjusted for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), BMI, dependence on supplemental oxygen diagnosis, age, smoking, admission source, culture collection source, and Charlson comorbidity index
  2. p-values in bold are < 0.05