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Table 2 Influence of risk factors on antibiotic prescription

From: Workload, diagnostic work-up and treatment of urinary tract infections in adults during out-of-hours primary care: a retrospective cohort study

 

n (%)

Antibiotic prescription (%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR(95% CI)

Total

5215 (100)

4195 (80.4)

–

–

Low-risk for complications

3819 (73.2)

3299 (86.4)

–

–

High-risk (≥1 risk factor)

1396 (26.8)

896 (64.2)

0.3 (0.2–0.3)*

0.4 (0.3–0.5)*

Male gender

1030 (19.8)

630 (61.2)

0.3 (0.2–0.3)*

0.4 (0.3–0.5)*

DM

282 (5.4)

229 (81.2)

1.1 (0.8–1.4)

1.0 (0.6–1.6)

Pregnancy

161 (3.1)

86 (53.4)

0.3 (0.2–0.4)*

0.3 (0.2–0.5)*

Previous antibiotic prophylaxis

16 (0.3)

15 (93.8)

3.7 (0.5–27.7)

0.6 (0.1–5.7)

  1. *Significant differences, p < 0.05
  2. DM diabetes mellitus