Table 1 Characteristics of patients redeeming antibiotic prescriptions overall and for the subgroup of prescriptions where the GP stated RTI as indication
The four types of antibiotics recommended for RTIs | The four types of antibiotics recommended for RTIs with RTI as stated indication | |
|---|---|---|
(n = 984.149) | (n = 487,939) | |
Patient characteristics | ||
Gender | ||
Male | 427,735 (43.5) | 203,123 (41.6) |
Female | 556,414 (56.5) | 284,816 (58.4) |
Age | ||
18–44 | 377,404 (38.3) | 204,543 (41.9) |
45–64 | 314,242 (31.9) | 145,060 (29.7) |
65–74 | 157,136 (16.0) | 73,018 (15.0) |
75+ | 135,367 (13.8) | 65,318 (13.4) |
Education | ||
< 10 years | 205,261 (20.9) | 102,338 (21.0) |
10–15 years | 569,126 (57.8) | 281,636 (57.7) |
> 15 years | 209,762 (21.3) | 103,965 (21.3) |
Labour market affiliation | ||
Working | 535,219 (54.4) | 275,368 (56.4) |
Pension | 290,588 (29.5) | 138,098 (28.3) |
Out of workforce, Disability pension | 158,342 (16.1) | 74,473 (15.3) |
Cohabitation status | ||
Single | 505,003 (51.3) | 252,247 (51.7) |
Married/Partner | 479,146 (48.7) | 235,692 (48.3) |
Ethnicity | ||
Danish | 882,056 (89.6) | 438,536 (89.9) |
Immigrant | 90,000 (9.1) | 43,266 (8.9) |
Descendants | 12,093 (1.2) | 6137 (1.3) |
Clinical characteristics | ||
Comorbidity - Charlson Index | ||
0 | 806,330 (81.9) | 396,184 (81.2) |
1 | 79,086 (8.0) | 43,998 (9.0) |
> 1 | 98,733 (10.0) | 47,757 (9.8) |
Chronic conditiona | ||
Yes | 824,315 (83.8) | 409,481 (83.9) |
No | 159,834 (16.2) | 78,458 (16.1) |
Number of consultations previous year | ||
0 | 116,831 (11.9) | 57,508 (11.8) |
1–4 | 488,284 (49.6) | 244,483 (50.1) |
> 4 | 379,034 (38.5) | 185,948 (38.1) |
Number of antibiotic treatments previous year | ||
0 | 737,095 (74.9) | 357,337 (73.2) |
1 | 179,624 (18.3) | 93,444 (19.2) |
> 1 | 67,430 (6.9) | 37,158 (7.6) |
Number of CRP tests previous year | ||
0 | 702,522 (71.4) | 338,392 (69.4) |
1 | 185,748 (18.9) | 96,543 (19.8) |
2- | 95,879 (9.7) | 53,004 (10.9) |
Prescribing indication | ||
Respiratory tract | 487,939 (49.6) | 487,939 (100.0) |
Skin | 155,910 (15.8) | – |
Other | 42,296 (4.3) | – |
Infection | 170,882 (17.4) | – |
Missing | 127,122 (12.9) | – |
Season | ||
October–March | 562,635 (57.2) | 308,743 (63.3) |
April–September | 421,514 (42.8) | 179,196 (36.7) |