Identifying Risk Factors for Aspiration in Patients Hospitalized with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Table 2

Risk factors for aspiration in patients hospitalized with CAP by different sexes.

	Male		Female
	OR (95% CI)	value	OR (95% CI)	value
Age groups
18–64	Ref		Ref
65–79	3.3 (2.9, 3.9)	<0.001	9.0 (6.7, 12.2)	<0.001
≥80	4.5 (3.9, 5.2)	<0.001	15.4 (11.6, 20.8)	<0.001
Comorbidities
Cerebrovascular disease	4.0 (3.4, 4.6)	<0.001	2.0 (1.7, 2.5)	<0.001
Dementia	2.0 (1.8, 2.2)	<0.001	2.0 (1.7, 2.3)	<0.001
Gastroesophageal reflux	1.1 (0.9, 1.2)	0.365	0.9 (0.7, 1.0)	0.118
Vomiting	1.6 (1.3, 2.0)	<0.001	1.3 (1.0, 1.6)	0.074
Parkinson	2.1 (1.8, 2.5)	<0.001	2.0 (1.6, 2.5)	<0.001
Epilepsy	2.8 (2.3, 3.3)	<0.001	4.4 (3.4, 5.6)	<0.001