Table 3. Patient and Clinical Characteristics of Children in the Prospective Cohort to Assess Patient-Centered Outcomes.
| Characteristic | Acute Otitis Mediaa | Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitisa | Acute Sinusitisa | Overalla | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics (n = 416) |
Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics (n = 684) |
Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics (n = 207) |
Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics (n = 498) |
Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics (n = 245) |
Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics (n = 422) |
Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics (n = 868) |
Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics (n = 1604) |
|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 3.3 (3) | 2.8 (3) | 7.1 (2.4) | 7.0 (2.5) | 6.8 (3.6) | 5.5 (3.5) | 5.2 (3.6) | 4.8 (3.5) |
| Male sex | 224 (54) | 360 (53) | 100 (48) | 236 (47) | 121 (49) | 234 (55) | 445 (51) | 830 (52) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 32 (8) | 72 (11) | 13 (6) | 48 (10) | 20 (8) | 27 (6) | 65 (7) | 147 (9) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 279 (67) | 278 (41) | 161 (78) | 239 (48) | 190 (78) | 304 (72) | 630 (73) | 821 (51) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 70 (17) | 264 (39) | 16 (8) | 162 (33) | 20 (8) | 48 (11) | 106 (12) | 474 (30) |
| Other or mixedb | 30 (7) | 55 (8) | 15 (7) | 39 (8) | 14 (6) | 35 (8) | 59 (7) | 129 (8) |
| Unknown | 5 (1) | 15 (2) | 2 (1) | 10 (2) | 1 (<1) | 8 (2) | 8 (1) | 33 (2) |
| Public insurance | 111 (27) | 318 (46) | 43 (21) | 204 (41) | 48 (20) | 76 (18) | 202 (23) | 598 (37) |
| Attends school or day care | 311 (75) | 471 (69) | 189 (91) | 427 (86) | 210 (86) | 325 (77) | 710 (82) | 1223 (76) |
| Season | ||||||||
| Winter | 150 (36) | 95 (14) | 65 (31) | 78 (16) | 93 (38) | 54 (13) | 308 (35) | 227 (14) |
| Spring | 132 (32) | 249 (36) | 91 (44) | 194 (39) | 72 (29) | 74 (18) | 295 (34) | 517 (32) |
| Summer | 65 (16) | 217 (32) | 23 (11) | 139 (28) | 30 (12) | 76 (18) | 118 (14) | 432 (27) |
| Fall | 69 (17) | 123 (18) | 28 (14) | 87 (17) | 50 (20) | 218 (52) | 147 (17) | 428 (27) |
| No. of symptoms reported at diagnosis | ||||||||
| 0 | 82 (20) | 164 (24) | 31 (15) | 97 (19) | 44 (18) | 58 (14) | 157 (18) | 319 (20) |
| 1 | 147 (35) | 247 (36) | 57 (28) | 144 (29) | 71 (29) | 156 (37) | 275 (32) | 547 (34) |
| ≥2 | 187 (45) | 273 (40) | 119 (57) | 257 (52) | 130 (53) | 208 (49) | 436 (50) | 738 (46) |
| Prescribed antibiotic ear drops | 22 (5) | 50 (7) | ||||||
| Visit at academic teaching practice | 86 (21) | 372 (54) | 30 (14) | 247 (50) | 26 (11) | 16 (4) | 142 (16) | 635 (40) |
| Clinician category | ||||||||
| Physician with <10 y of experience | 73 (18) | 137 (20) | 44 (21) | 120 (24) | 56 (23) | 56 (13) | 173 (20) | 313 (20) |
| Physician with ≥10 y of experience | 248 (60) | 387 (57) | 120 (58) | 271 (54) | 160 (65) | 311 (74) | 528 (61) | 969 (60) |
| Nurse practitioner | 95 (23) | 160 (23) | 43 (21) | 107 (21) | 29 (12) | 55 (13) | 167 (19) | 322 (20) |
a
Data are expressed as No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.
b
Includes American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.