Effects of tobacco smoking on recurrent hospitalisation with pneumonia: a population-based cohort study

Baskaran, Vadsala; Lim, Wei Shen; McKeever, Tricia M

Abstract

The incidence of and risk factors for recurrent hospitalisation for pneumonia were investigated using data from Hospital Episode Statistics, linked to a UK primary care database. Within 90 days and 1 year of follow-up, 1733 (3.1%) and 5064 (9.0%), developed recurrent pneumonia respectively. Smoking status at the time of hospitalisation with index pneumonia was associated with the risk of readmission with recurrent pneumonia within a year of discharge: current versus never smokers: adjusted subhazard ratio (sHR) 1.42, 95% CI 1.32 to 1.53, p≤0.001, and ex smokers versus never smokers: adjusted sHR 1.24, 95% CI 1.15 to 1.34, p≤0.001. Other independent risk factors associated with recurrent pneumonia were age, gender, deprivation and underlying comorbidities.

Citation

Baskaran, V., Lim, W. S., & McKeever, T. M. (2022). Effects of tobacco smoking on recurrent hospitalisation with pneumonia: a population-based cohort study. Thorax, 77(1), 82-85. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216494

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 14, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Jun 18, 2021
• Publication Date: 2022-01
• Deposit Date: Jun 23, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 29, 2021
• Journal: Thorax
• Print ISSN: 0040-6376
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-3296
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 77
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 82-85
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216494
• Keywords: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5719646
• Publisher URL: https://thorax.bmj.com/content/77/1/82