Table 2 Number and incidence of dispensed watch group antibiotic prescriptions and microbiology tests by participants’ characteristics
From: Microbiology testing associated with antibiotic dispensing in older community-dwelling adults
Characteristic | Watch group antibiotic prescriptions | Microbiology tests | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | Person-years | No. | Incidence a | No. (%) related to a test b | No. | Incidence | |
Total | 244,299 (100) | 242,195 | 63,306 | 0.26 | 11,993 (19) | 149,182 | 0.62 |
Sex | |||||||
Men | 110,120 (45) | 108,939 | 25,945 | 0.24 | 4908 (19) | 58,787 | 0.54 |
Women | 134,179 (55) | 133,255 | 37,361 | 0.28 | 7085 (19) | 90,395 | 0.68 |
Age (years) | |||||||
45–59 | 54,148 (22) | 54,079 | 9874 | 0.18 | 1648 (17) | 23,162 | 0.43 |
60–64 | 44,072 (18) | 43,987 | 9824 | 0.22 | 1643 (17) | 21,594 | 0.49 |
65–69 | 41,952 (17) | 41,825 | 10,274 | 0.25 | 1794 (18) | 22,786 | 0.55 |
70–74 | 35,584 (15) | 35,394 | 10,423 | 0.29 | 2015 (19) | 23,529 | 0.67 |
75–79 | 26,644 (11) | 26,431 | 8657 | 0.33 | 1809 (21) | 20,834 | 0.79 |
≥ 80 | 41,889 (17) | 40,478 | 14,254 | 0.35 | 3084 (22) | 37,277 | 0.92 |
Education | |||||||
University degree or higher | 58,569 (24) | 58,292 | 12,378 | 0.21 | 2395 (19) | 31,232 | 0.54 |
Certificate or vocational education | 155,309 (63) | 153,930 | 40,426 | 0.26 | 7556 (19) | 95,465 | 0.62 |
No certificate | 26,824(11) | 26,447 | 9424 | 0.36 | 1849 (20) | 19,970 | 0.76 |
Missing | 3597(1.5) | 3527 | 1078 | 0.31 | 193 (18) | 2515 | 0.71 |
Annual household Incomec | |||||||
High | 61,321 (25) | 61,174 | 11,917 | 0.20 | 2252 (19) | 28,887 | 0.47 |
Middle | 64,662 (27) | 64,297 | 14,739 | 0.23 | 2801 (19) | 35,768 | 0.56 |
Low | 67,170 (28) | 66,197 | 21,235 | 0.32 | 4183 (20) | 49,568 | 0.75 |
Unknown | 51,146 (21) | 50,526 | 15,415 | 0.31 | 2757 (18) | 34,959 | 0.69 |
Area of residence | |||||||
Regional/remote area | 113,290 (46) | 112,373 | 25,942 | 0.23 | 5132 (20) | 67,442 | 0.60 |
Major city | 126,392 (52) | 125,241 | 36,317 | 0.29 | 6679 (18) | 79,168 | 0.63 |
Missing | 4617 (1.9) | 4581 | 1047 | 0.23 | 182 (17) | 2572 | 0.56 |
History of chronic diseases | |||||||
Asthma | 30,608 (13) | 30,333 | 14,635 | 0.48 | 2522 (17) | 21,914 | 0.72 |
COPD | 3540 (1.5) | 3272 | 4702 | 1.44 | 810 (17) | 4034 | 1.23 |
Cancer | 16,355 (6.7) | 15,583 | 5511 | 0.35 | 1265 (23) | 14,942 | 0.96 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 18,730 (7.7) | 18,277 | 7719 | 0.42 | 1716 (22) | 19,430 | 1.06 |
Choric Kidney Diseases | 4532 (1.9) | 4127 | 2381 | 0.58 | 632 (27) | 7683 | 1.86 |
Cardiovascular diseases d | 13,213 (5.4) | 12,671 | 5537 | 0.44 | 1182 (21) | 12,902 | 1.02 |
Residence in LTCFe | |||||||
No | 236,911 (97) | 235,660 | 59,853 | 0.25 | 11,148 (19) | 138,282 | 0.59 |
Yes | 7388 (3.0) | 6535 | 3453 | 0.53 | 845 (25) | 10,900 | 1.68 |