Table 3 Hazard ratios for bacteraemia for underlying medical conditions, total use of inpatient care and socio-economic position before inclusion

COPD

2.8 (2.5- 3.0)

2.5 (2.2-2.7)

Diabetes mellitus

2.4 (2.0-2.8)

1.7 (1.4-2.0)

Kidney failure

7.7 (5.0-11.8)

4.7 (3.0-7.5)

Cardiac disease³

1.7 (1.5-1.9)

1.2 (1.0-1.3)

Alcohol-related disease

2.0 (1.5-2.7)

1.2 (0.9-1.6)

Liver failure

2.7 (2.0-3.5)

2.3 (1.4-3.7)

Connective tissue disease

2.9 (1.8-4.6)

1.8 (1.4-2.4)

Immunodeficiency

3.8 (2.1-6.7)

1.8 (1.0-3.3)

Solid cancer

1.5 (1.2-1.8)

1.3 (1.1-1.6)

Hemathological cancer

5.6 (3.5-8.8)

4.7 (2.9-7.5)

Total days in hospital⁴

1.0 (1.0-1.0)

1.0 (1.0-1.0)

Total no. of discharges, all diagnoses⁵

1.6 (1.5-1.7)

1.2 (1.1-1.3)

Socio-economic position

Non-manual

1

1

Manual

1.2 (1.1-1-4)

1.1 (0.9-1.3)

Other

1.2 (1.0-1.4)

1.1 (1.0-1.3)

Missing

1.4 (1.2-1.7)

1.3 (1.1-1-5)