Both NT-proBNP (OR = 2.3, 95% CI = 1.3 to 4.2, p = 0.003) and the Pneumonia Severity Index (OR 2.6, 95% CI = 2.1 to 3.3, p<0.001), but not Troponin T (OR = 1.4, 95% CI = 0.7 to 2.8, p = 0.339) predicted mortality between 1 month and 10 years after admission. This evidence concerns the gene NPPB and susceptibility to pneumonia measurement.