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Table 4 Odds of inappropriate antibiotic use in a logistic regression model

From: Comparing appropriateness of antibiotics for nursing home residents by setting of prescription initiation: a cross-sectional analysis

  

Model

n = 735

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

Age

1.00 (0.98–1.01)

Female

1.25 (0.90–1.75)

Location Antibiotic Initiated

 Nursing Home

Ref

 Emergency Department

1.17 (0.56–2.44)

 Outpatient Clinic

2.98 (1.64–5.44)*

Infection Type

 Skin/Soft Tissue

Ref

 Lower Respiratory Tract

3.41 (2.15–5.40)*

 Urinary Tract

4.47 (2.96–6.77)*

  1. *Significant at p < .001