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Volume 28, Number 8—August 2022
Research

Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and Long-Term Mortality Rates in Adults, Alberta, Canada

Kristen A. Versluys, Dean T. EurichComments to Author , Thomas J. Marrie, and Gregory J. Tyrrell
Author affiliations: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (K.A. Versluys, D.T. Eurich, G.T. Tyrrell); Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (T.J. Marrie); Provincial Laboratory for Public Health, Edmonton (G.T. Tyrrell)

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Table 3

Stratified hazard ratios for case-patients versus controls for invasive pneumococcal disease long-term mortality rates in adults, Alberta, Canada

Characteristic Hazard ratio (95% CI), p value
<30 d 30–90 d >90 d Overall
Age <45 y 8.88 (5.46‒14.42), <0.001 1.75 (0.88‒3.47), 0.110 2.41 (1.97‒2.95), <0.001 2.97 (2.49‒3.53), <0.001
Age 45–60 y 4.66 (3.56‒6.09), <0.001 1.44 (0.94‒2.21), 0.098 1.64 (1.43‒1.89), <0.001 2.02 (1.80‒2.27), <0.001
Age 60–75 y 3.85 (3.00‒4.95), <0.001 1.36 (0.92‒2.00), 0.127 1.36 (1.19‒1.55), <0.001 1.69 (1.51‒1.89), <0.001
Age >75 y
 2.54 (2.05‒3.15), <0.001
 1.79 (1.28‒2.50), 0.001
 1.10 (0.97‒1.26), 0.137
 1.41 (1.27‒1.56), <0.001
Male 3.57 (3.00‒4.25), <0.001 1.48 (1.12‒1.94), 0.005 1.40 (1.27‒1.54), <0.001 1.71 (1.58‒1.85), <0.001
Female
 4.02 (3.29‒4.91), <0.001
 1.71 (1.24‒2.35), 0.001
 1.50 (1.34‒1.66), <0.001
 1.86 (1.71‒2.04), <0.001
Elixhauser score 0–1 6.41 (4.01‒10.24), <0.001 16.73 (5.09‒55.06), <0.001 1.72 (1.47‒2.02), <0.001 2.16 (1.87‒2.49), <0.001
Elixhauser score >2 3.55 (3.10‒4.08), <0.001 1.32 (1.06‒1.65), 0.015 1.36 (1.26‒1.48), <0.001 1.70 (1.59‒1.81), <0.001

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