Table 3 Odds of Dying after Initial Admission for Pneumonia after 30 Days and 1 Year, Adjusted for Gender, Age, Specialty of Attending Physician, Hospital Teaching Status and Socio-economic Status

30-Day Mortality

Characteristics of Patient

Female Sex

0.78 (0.74–0.82)

<0.0001

Charlson Index

1.81 (1.71–1.91)

<0.0001

Age 65–74*

1.00

75–84

1.55 (1.46–1.65)

<0.0001

85–105

3.02 (2.83–3.21)

<0.0001

Income Quintile 1*

1.00

2

1.02 (0.95–1.09)

0.64

3

1.04 (0.97–1.12)

0.23

4

1.01 (0.94–1.08)

0.86

5

1.03 (0.96–1.12)

0.41

Characteristics of Hospital

Teaching Hospital (vs. non)

0.88 (0.83–0.94)

0.0003

Specialty of Attending Physician

General Practitioner

0.65 (0.60–0.70)

<0.0001

Internal Medicine

0.93 (0.87–1.00)

0.073

Respirology

0.84 (0.75–0.94)

0.0016

Other*

1.00

1-Year Mortality

Characteristics of Patient

Female Sex

0.68 (0.65–0.70)

<0.0001

Charlson Index

2.09 (2.01–2.18)

<0.0001

Age 65–74*

1.00

75–84

1.45 (1.39–1.52)

<0.0001

85–105

2.86 (2.73–3.01)

<0.0001

Income Quintile 1*

1.00

2

1.01 (0.96–1.06)

0.72

3

0.99 (0.94–1.04)

0.73

4

0.99 (0.93–1.05)

0.70

5

1.03 (0.97–1.10)

0.31

Characteristics of Hospital

Teaching Hospital (vs. non)

1.01 (0.96–1.06)

0.67

Specialty of Attending Physician

General Practitioner

0.67 (0.63–0.71)

<0.0001

Internal Medicine

0.82 (0.77–0.87)

<0.0001

Respirology

0.78 (0.72–0.86)

<0.0001

Other*

1.00