Characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to a tertiary academic hospital in Pretoria with HIV and severe pneumonia: a retrospective cohort study

Table 2 Comparison of survivors and non-survivors

Variable	N	Died	Alive	Crude OR (95% CI)	P value
Gender
F	73	30	43	1
M	42	15	27	0.80 (0.36–1.75)	0.57
Age (years)
19–34	49	16	33	1
35–49	54	30	24	2.58 (1.16–5.75)	0.02^*
50–65	14	1	13	0.16 (0.02–1.32)	0.09^*
HAART on admission
No	75	32	43	1
Yes	42	15	27	0.75 (0.34–1.63)	0.46
TB
No	76	28	48	1
Yes	41	19	22	1.48 (0.69–3.20)	0.32
PJP
No	92	34	58	1
Yes	25	13	12	1.85 (0.76–4.51)	0.18
CMV
No	60	18	42	1
Yes	56	28	28	2.33 (1.09–4.99)	0.03^*
ICU
No	56	7	49	1
Yes	61	40	21	13.33 (5.14–34.54)	< 0.001^*
Mech vent
No	57	7	50	1
Yes	60	40	20	14.24 (5.49–37.17)	< 0.001^*
HIV viral load
< 1000	13	4	9	1
> = 1000	63	27	36	1.69 (0.47–6.06)	0.42
CD4
< = 200	84	39	45	1
> 200	27	6	21	0.33 (0.12–0.90)	0.03*

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