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Table 3
Hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval of contracting pneumonia associated with predialysis chronic kidney disease and certain comorbidities.
| Crude |
Adjusted†
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | HR | (95% CI) | HR | (95% CI) |
| Sex (male vs. female) | 1.29 | (1.22, 1.37) | 1.33 | (1.25, 1.41) |
| Age (per one year) | 1.04 | (1.04, 1.05) | 1.04 | (1.03, 1.04) |
| Predialysis chronic kidney disease | 1.46 | (1.38, 1.55) | 1.52 | (1.43, 1.60) |
| Baseline comorbidities (yes vs. no) | ||||
| Alcohol-related disease | 1.27 | (1.11, 1.45) | 1.35 | (1.18, 1.55) |
| Cancer | 1.57 | (1.36, 1.80) | 1.30 | (1.12, 1.49) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 2.15 | (2.03, 2.28) | 1.24 | (1.17, 1.33) |
| Chronic liver disease | 0.93 | (0.87, 1.00) | - | - |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 2.12 | (1.98, 2.26) | 1.40 | (1.31, 1.51) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 0.96 | (0.91, 1.02) | - | - |
| Hypertension | 2.01 | (1.89, 2.14) | 1.03 | (0.96, 1.11) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1.99 | (1.87, 2.11) | 1.59 | (1.49, 1.69) |