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

Mean (SD). CI, confidence interval; LKR, Sri Lankan rupees; OR, odds ratio.