Table 2. Outcomes for Participants Randomized to Antibioticsa.
| No. (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Overall (n = 776) | English (n = 538) | Spanish (n = 238) |
| Appendectomy within 48 h | |||
| Yes | 89 (11) | 61 (11) | 28 (12) |
| No | 682 (88) | 473 (88) | 209 (88) |
| Lost to follow-up | 5 (1) | 4 (1) | 1 (0) |
| Appendectomy within 30 d | |||
| Yes | 155 (20) | 104 (19) | 51 (21) |
| No | 601 (77) | 422 (78) | 179 (75) |
| Lost to follow-up | 20 (3) | 12 (2) | 8 (3) |
| Appendectomy within 1 y | |||
| Yes | 299 (39) | 202 (38) | 97 (41) |
| No | 398 (51) | 279 (52) | 119 (50) |
| Lost to follow-up | 79 (10) | 57 (11) | 22 (9) |
| Symptom resolution at 7 d | |||
| No | 364 (51) | 259 (52) | 105 (48) |
| Yes | 350 (49) | 235 (48) | 115 (52) |
| Symptom resolution at 14 d | |||
| No | 239 (35) | 156 (33) | 83 (40) |
| Yes | 446 (65) | 319 (67) | 127 (60) |
| Symptom resolution at 30 d | |||
| No | 214 (32) | 148 (31) | 66 (32) |
| Yes | 462 (68) | 324 (69) | 138 (68) |
| EQ-5D at 30 d, mean (SD) | 0.92 (0.13) | 0.92 (0.14) | 0.93 (0.12) |
| Any emergency department/urgent care visits within 30 d | |||
| Yes | 38 (6) | 31 (7) | 7 (4) |
| No | 625 (94) | 432 (93) | 193 (97) |
| Any hospital overnights within 30 d | |||
| Yes | 111 (16) | 81 (17) | 30 (15) |
| No | 562 (84) | 388 (83) | 174 (85) |
| Decisional regret 30 d | |||
| High regret (>50) | 85 (13) | 60 (13) | 25 (13) |
| Low regret (0-50) | 573 (87) | 408 (87) | 165 (87) |
| Treatment satisfaction 30 d | |||
| Very/somewhat dissatisfied | 55 (8) | 36 (8) | 19 (9) |
| Somewhat/very satisfied | 615 (92) | 430 (92) | 185 (91) |
| Days of work missed within 30 d, mean (SD)b | 4.73 (6.22) | 3.76 (5.16) | 6.69 (7.60) |
Abbreviation: EQ-5D, European Quality of Life–5 Dimensions.
a
See eAppendix 1 in Supplement 1 for information about missing data.
b
For work missed, the median (IQR) for the Spanish and English groups are 4 (9.75) and 2 (5).