Table 2. Longitudinal trend of antibiotic prescribing rate between April 2012 and June 2017*.
| Coef. | P value | R-squared | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total antibiotic prescribing for NB-ARTI | -0.09839 | < 0.001 | 0.529 |
| Third-generation cephalosporins (J01DD) | -0.04857 | < 0.001 | 0.4703 |
| Macrolides (J01FA) | -0.03136 | < 0.001 | 0.3150 |
| Fluoroquinolones (J01MA) | -0.00964 | 0.001 | 0.1597 |
| Penicillins (J01C) | 0.000831 | 0.676 | 0.0029 |
*Evaluated by the correlation between antibiotic prescribing and time change.
Abbreviations: NB-ARTI, non-bacterial acute respiratory tract infection; Coef, coefficient