Table 6 Predictors of antibiotics prescribing

Age (years)

< 18

15.200 (7.553–30.589)

< 0.001

9.830 (4.062–23.786)

< 0.001

18 to 64

2.092 (1.141–3.836)

0.017

1.475 (0.698–3.119)

0.309

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1 (ref.)

-

1 (ref.)

-

Sex

Male

1 (ref.)

-

1 (ref.)

-

Female

1.244 (0.900-1.719)

0.186

1.369 (0.857–2.185)

0.188

Number of diseases

1 disease

1 (ref.)

-

1 (ref.)

-

> 1diseases

1.745(1.103–2.760

0.017

1.514 (0.781–2.935)

0.220

Number of drugs per encounter

1 drug

1 (ref.)

-

1 (ref.)

-

2 drugs

2.523 (1.750–3.638)

< 0.001

2.690 (1.625–4.453)

< 0.001

3 drugs

2.596 (1.561–4.318)

< 0.001

3.247 (1.571–6.708)

0.001

\(\:\ge\:\)4 drugs

0.825 (0.284–2.397)

0.724

2.232 (0.465–10.724)

0.316

Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99)

Absent

1 (ref.)

-

1 (ref.)

-

Present

2.747(1.794–4.207)

< 0.001

1.258 (0.717–2.206)

0.423

Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99)

Absent

1 (ref.)

-

1 (ref.)

-

Present

8.627(5.466–13.613)

< 0.001

3.750 (2.136–6.584)

< 0.001

Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99)

Absent

14.575 (3.464–61.321)

< 0.001

16.693 (3.461–80.522)

< 0.001

Present

1 (ref.)

-

1 (ref.)

-

Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99)

Absent

10.822 (4.271–27.418)

< 0.001

8.681 (3.094–24.362)

< 0.001

Present

1 (ref.)

-

1 (ref.)

-

Mental and behavioral disorders (F00–F99)

Absent

14.575 (3.464–61.321)

< 0.001

14.124 (2.710–73.610)

0.002

Present

1 (ref.)

-

1 (ref.)

-

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)

Absent

18.461 (6.650-51.244)

< 0.001

16.452 (5.413–50.010)

< 0.001

Present

1 (ref.)

-

1 (ref.)

-