Table 3.

Factors associated with receiving doxycycline prescription for epididymo-orchitis

	Adjusted odds ratio for receiving doxycycline (95% CIs) for those managed within practice only
	All ages (n = 6928)	≤35 years (n = 2476)
Age group, years
15–24	1.0 (0.8 to 1.2)
24–35	1
35–44	0.8(0.7 to 1.0)
45–60	0.8(0.7 to 1.0)
Event year
2003	1	1
2004	1.1 (0.9 to 1.3)	1.1 (0.8 to 1.4)
2005	1.1 (0.9 to 1.3)	1.1 (0.8 to 1.4)
2006	1.1 (0.9 to 1.3)	1.1 (0.8 to 1.5)
2007	1.2 (1.0 to 1.4)	1.1 (0.8 to 1.5)
Practice quintile of deprivation
1 (least deprived)	1	1
2	1.5 (1.3 to 1.9)	1.2 (0.9 to 1.7)
3	1.4(1.1 to 1.7)	1.3 (0.9 to 1.7)
4	1.3(1.1 to 1.6)	1.4 (1.0 to 1.8)
5 (most deprived)	1.0 (0.8 to 1.2)	1.0(0.7 to 1.3)