Effects of age, comorbidity and adherence to current antimicrobial guidelines on mortality in hospitalized elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Table 4 Multivariable analysis of predictive factors of 60-day mortality in elderly CAP patients (n = 3, 011)

Predictive factors	OR	95%CI	p value
Long-term bedridden status	2.1	1.2–3.8	0.009
Congestive heart failure	2.1	1.1–4.11	0.031
CURB-65	1.9	1.5–2.4	< 0.001
Glucose	1.06	1.01–1.12	0.037
Heart rate	1.04	1.01–1.07	0.010
Age	1.01	1.01–1.03	0.013
SaO₂	0.98	0.96–0.99	0.023
Albumin	0.94	0.90–0.97	< 0.001

Abbreviations: WBC white blood cell, SaO₂ arterial oxygen saturation
Loss to follow-up for patients was 62 cases. Data on empirical antimicrobial regimens in 49 patients were missing. Three patients in the general ward who were administered antifungal agents and 6 patients in the ICU who were administered antipseudomonal β-lactam plus antifungal agents were ruled out

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