Table 2 Prescription of antibiotics in France and in Italy (at least one prescription in 2008) according to patient age, sex, and nasal preparation and antidepressant prescriptions (univariate analyses)
| Â | France | Â | Italy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Yes | No | P-value | Yes | No | P-value |
Patients | 1147 (37.1) | 1946 (62.9) | Â | 1634 (42.1) | 2244 (57.9) | Â |
Age (yrs.) | ||||||
[13–17] | 169 (14.7) | 316 (16.2) | 0.09 | 180 (11.0) | 238 (10.6) | <0.01 |
[18–29] | 433 (37.7) | 784 (40.3) |  | 528 (32.3) | 839 (37.4) |  |
[30–40] | 545 (47.5) | 846 (43.5) |  | 926 (56.7) | 1167 (52.0) |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 686 (59.8) | 852 (43.8) | <0.0001 | 902 (55.2) | 983 (43.9) | <0.0001 |
Male | 461 (40.2) | 1094 (56.2) | Â | 731 (44.8) | 1256 (56.1) | Â |
Nasal preparations prescription* | ||||||
No | 293 (25.5) | 1055 (54.2) | <0.001 | 1428 (87.4) | 2007 (89.4) | <0.05 |
Yes | 854 (74.5) | 891 (45.8) | Â | 206 (12.6) | 237 (10.6) | Â |
Antidepressants prescription* | ||||||
No | 1038 (90.5) | 1831 (94.1) | <0.001 | 1503 (92.0) | 2112 (94.1) | <0.05 |
Yes | 109 (9.5) | 115 (5.9) | Â | 131 (8.0) | 132 (5.9) | Â |