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Comparison of the patient factors between appropriate and inappropriate antibiotic prescription
| Antibiotic prescription | p | ||||
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Age (years) | 63 | 9 | 65 | 9 | 0.20 |
| FEV1 (% predicted) | 47 | 17 | 51 | 16 | 0.12 |
| FEV1 mL | 1335 | 510 | 1437 | 478 | 0.25 |
| FVC (% predicted) | 59 | 17 | 65 | 13 | 0.049 |
| FVC mL | 2120 | 709 | 2320 | 564 | 0.09 |
| FEV1/FVC (%) | 60 | 9 | 59 | 9 | 0.70 |
| Smoking (packs/year) | 34 | 14 | 35 | 21 | 0.67 |
SD: standard deviation
