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. 2020 Nov 10;21:231. doi: 10.1186/s12875-020-01305-8

Table 2.

Influence of risk factors on antibiotic prescription

n (%) Antibiotic prescription (%) Unadjusted OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR(95% CI)
Total 5215 (100) 4195 (80.4)
Low-risk for complications 3819 (73.2) 3299 (86.4)
High-risk (≥1 risk factor) 1396 (26.8) 896 (64.2) 0.3 (0.2–0.3)* 0.4 (0.3–0.5)*
Male gender 1030 (19.8) 630 (61.2) 0.3 (0.2–0.3)* 0.4 (0.3–0.5)*
DM 282 (5.4) 229 (81.2) 1.1 (0.8–1.4) 1.0 (0.6–1.6)
Pregnancy 161 (3.1) 86 (53.4) 0.3 (0.2–0.4)* 0.3 (0.2–0.5)*
Previous antibiotic prophylaxis 16 (0.3) 15 (93.8) 3.7 (0.5–27.7) 0.6 (0.1–5.7)

*Significant differences, p < 0.05

DM diabetes mellitus