Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Patient characteristics | Total (n = 360) |
|---|---|
| Female sex, n (%) | 270 (75.0) |
| Age, average ± SD | 45.5 ± 22.0 |
| Less than 18 years | 46 (12.8) |
| 18 to 64 years | 231 (64.2) |
| 65 years or greater | 83 (23.1) |
| Race, n (%) | |
| White | 283 (78.6) |
| Black or African American | 37 (10.3) |
| Unknown (selected by patient) | 11 (3.1) |
| Asian | 10 (2.8) |
| Unable to determine | 9 (2.5) |
| Other | 5 (1.4) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 (1.1) |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 (.3) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 (9.4) |
| Insured, n (%) | |
| Access to Prescription Insurance | 356 (98.9) |
| Commercial / Private | 219 (60.8) |
| Medicare | 94 (26.1) |
| Medicaid | 43 (11.9) |
| Co-morbidities | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index, Median (IQR) | 1 (0, 2) |
| Asthma, n (%) | 43 (11.9) |
| COPD, n (%) | 9 (2.5) |
| Other respiratory disease, n (%) | 6 (1.7) |
| Allergies, n (%) | |
| Beta-Lactam allergies | 31 (8.6) |
| Intolerance reaction | 2 (0.6) |
| Non-severe reaction | 18 (5.0) |
| Severe reaction | 3 (0.8) |
| Unknown reaction | 8 (2.2) |