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Table 4 Risk factors for pneumonia by sex

From: Risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia among adults in Kenya: a case–control study

 

MALE

FEMALE

Variable

aOR

95% CI

p-value

aOR

95% CI

p-value

Clinical

 HIV-infected

2.67

(1.51, 4.71)

0.001

3.06

(1.66, 5.64)

<0.001

 History of coryza

2.36

(1.42, 3.92)

0.001

2.30

(1.26, 4.18)

0.006

 Splenomegaly

2.24

(1.07, 4.72)

0.033

3.44

(1.55, 7.64)

0.002

 Anemia

2.32

(1.34, 4.00)

0.003

3.25

(1.70, 6.20)

<0.001

 Malaria

0.04

(0.01, 0.16)

<0.001

0.15

(0.05, 0.48)

0.001

 Presence of BCG scar

0.33

(0.16, 0.69)

0.003

   

Previous history of pneumonia

 Pneumonia >2 yrs. ago

8.35

(1.07, 65.25)

<0.001

26.57

(4.80, 147.21)

<0.001

 Pneumonia <2 yrs. ago

17.99

(3.77, 85.73)

 

3.19

(0.63, 16.18)

 

Previous history of TB infection

 TB >2 yrs. ago

4.38

(1.18, 16.31)

0.033

  

 TB <2 yrs. ago

7.51

(0.72, 77.95)

 

  

MUAC

  < 22

1

 

<0.001

  

 22–23

2.60

(1.26, 5.36)

 

  

 24–25

0.94

(0.44, 2.00)

    

 26–27

0.47

(0.20, 1.10)

 

  

 28+

0.18

(0.07, 0.48)

 

  

Drugs

 Smoking

  

0.001

   

  Passive smoker

2.12

(0.68, 6.68)

 

  

  Ex-smoker

3.00

(1.37, 6.54)

 

  

  Recent ex-smoker

13.06

(2.86, 59.58)

 

  

  Current smoker

2.79

(1.57, 4.98)

 

  

Khat (miraa)

4.85

(2.07, 11.38)

<0.001

  

Snuff

  

4.34

(1.87, 10.05)

0.001

Contact

      

Exposure to chickens

2.47

(1.46, 4.17)

0.001

   

Exposure to ducks

  

7.59

(1.47, 39.16)

0.015

Exposure to sheep

  

6.91

(1.02, 46.69)

0.047

  1. HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MUAC, middle upper arm circumference; TB, tuberculosis