NPPB and pneumonia: Neither elevated levels of NT-proBNP nor Troponin T predicted mortality between 1 month and 1 year after admission after adjusting for the Pneumonia Severity Index (OR = 1.1, 95% CI = 0.5 to 2.6, p = 0.826 and OR = 1.0, 95% CI = 0.4 to 2.6, p = 0.999 respectively) Figure 2.