Open AccessA Prospective Study of Age and Lifestyle Factors in Relation to Community-Acquired Pneumonia in US Men and Women
Author(s) -
Inkyung Baik,
Gary C. Curhan,
Eric B. Rimm,
Adrianne Bendich,
Walter C. Willett,
Wafaie Fawzi
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.160.20.3082
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , confidence interval , demography , population , relative risk , logistic regression , risk factor , gerontology , environmental health , sociology
Information is limited on risk factors for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in free-living populations. We examined the associations of age, smoking status, body mass index (BMI), weight change during adulthood, physical activity, and alcohol intake with risk of CAP among men and women.
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