Table 4.
Risk of antibiotic use amongst those who consult their GP for sore throat and multilevel multivariable logistic regression for risk factors for antibiotic use
| Variable | Antibiotic taken | GP consultations | % | Multivariable analysis |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aOR (95% CI) | P | ||||
| 0–4 years | 16 | 37 | 43.243 | 0.50 (0.16–1.53) | 0.51 |
| 5–13 years | 18 | 37 | 48.649 | 0.65 (0.21–2.07) | |
| 14–24 years | 16 | 27 | 59.259 | 1.09 (0.32–3.70) | |
| 25–44 years | 31 | 51 | 60.784 | 1.22 (0.39–3.81) | |
| 45–65 years | 54 | 90 | 60 | 0.98 (0.42–2.30) | |
| >65 years | 22 | 38 | 57.895 | 1 | |
| Female | 88 | 169 | 52.071 | 1 | 0.05 |
| Male | 69 | 111 | 62.162 | 1.87 (1.00–3.48) | |
| Anxiety | 20 | 26 | 76.923 | 5.36 (1.44–19.91) | 0.01 |
| No anxiety | 137 | 254 | 53.937 | 1 | |