Table 3.
Clinical characteristics of target patients with AAD
| Characteristics | Reports, n (%) |
|---|---|
| Patient age(year) | |
| < 18 | 231 (4.28%) |
| 18–64 | 1867 (34.59%) |
| ≥ 65 | 2332 (43.21%) |
| Unkown | 967 (17.92%) |
| Patient gender | |
| Male | 1989 (36.85%) |
| Female | 2779 (51.49%) |
| Unkown | 629 (11.65%) |
| Reporter | |
| Consumer | 1054 (19.53%) |
| Lawyer | 14 (0.26%) |
| Other health-professional | 1213 (22.48%) |
| Pharmacist | 885 (16.40%) |
| Physician | 1701 (31.52%) |
| Unkown | 530 (9.82%) |
| Continent | |
| Africa | 25 (0.46%) |
| Asian | 329 (6.10%) |
| Europe | 2026 (37.54%) |
| North America | 2610 (48.36%) |
| Oceania | 18 (0.33%) |
| South America | 49 (0.91) |
| Unkown | 340 (6.30%) |
| Year | |
| 2004 | 207 (3.84%) |
| 2005 | 210 (3.89%) |
| 2006 | 231 (4.28%) |
| 2007 | 206 (3.82%) |
| 2008 | 266 (4.93%) |
| 2009 | 294 (5.45%) |
| 2010 | 224 (4.15%) |
| 2011 | 205 (3.80%) |
| 2012 | 172 (3.19%) |
| 2013 | 352 (6.52%) |
| 2014 | 294 (5.45%) |
| 2015 | 324 (6.00%) |
| 2016 | 306 (5.67%) |
| 2017 | 313 (5.80%) |
| 2018 | 352 (6.52%) |
| 2019 | 440 (8.15%) |
| 2020 | 322 (5.97%) |
| 2021 | 414 (7.67%) |
| 2022 | 265 (4.91%) |
AAD Antibiotic-associated diarrhea, n Number of reports