Research Article
Serum Vitamin D Level and Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Case-Control Study
Table 2
Bivariate analysis of factors associated with community-acquired pneumonia.
| | Cases, n (%) | Controls, n (%) | OR | 95% CI | P value |
| Age (months) | 29.68 (17.4) | 33.35 (19.6) | 0.989 | 0.965–1.014 | 0.391 | Sex | Male | 20 (54.1) | 14 (37.8) | 1.0 | | | Female | 17 (45.9) | 23 (61.1) | 0.541 | 0.213–1.373 | 0.196 | Household income (LKR) | <43,000 | 15 (40.7) | 2 (5.4) | 1.0 | | | ≥43,000 | 21 (56.3) | 35 (94.6) | 0.080 | 0.017–0.385 | 0.002 | Crowding | No | 11 (29.7) | 01 (02.7) | 1.0 | | | Yes | 26 (70.3) | 36 (97.3) | 0.066 | 0.008–0.541 | 0.011 | Smoking | No | 28 (75.7) | 30 (81.1) | 1.0 | | | Yes | 09 (24.3) | 07 (18.9) | 1.378 | 0.452–4.196 | 0.573 | Serum 25(OH)D (ng/mL) | 27.08 (9.57) | 26.28 (7.57) | 0.989 | 0.937–1.044 | 0.689 |
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Mean (SD). CI, confidence interval; LKR, Sri Lankan rupees; OR, odds ratio. |