Table 1 Individual characteristics and antibiotic prescriptions
From: Antibiotic use in the care home setting: a retrospective cohort study analysing routine data
Whole HHRa cohort | Age <75 years | Age ≥75, non-care home | Age ≥75, in care home | Age ≥75, in care home, no urinary catheter | Age ≥75, in care home, with urinary catheter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 1,244,313) | (N = 1,142,292) | (N = 94,539) | (N = 7481) | (N = 7153) | (N = 328) | |
Individual characteristics | ||||||
Female | 624,482 (50 %) | 564,538 (49 %) | 54,457 (58 %) | 5486 (73 %) | 5335 (75 %) | 151 (46 %) |
Mean age (SD) | 40 (23) | 36 (20) | 82 (5.4) | 87 (6.6) | 87 (6.6) | 86 (5.8) |
Urinary catheter | 3736 (0.30 %) | 2020 (0.18 %) | 1388 (1.5 %) | 328 (4.4 %) | 0 (0 %) | 328 (100 %) |
Comorbidity (QOF)b | ||||||
None | 696,661 (56 %) | 678,184 (59 %) | 17,211 (18 %) | 1265 (17 %) | 1244 (17 %) | 21 (6.4 %) |
1 | 257,926 (21 %) | 239,526 (21 %) | 17,505 (19 %) | 895 (12 %) | 855 (12 %) | 40 (12 %) |
2 | 141,233 (11 %) | 120,788 (11 %) | 19,113 (20 %) | 1332 (18 %) | 1263 (18 %) | 69 (21 %) |
3 or more | 148,493 (12 %) | 103,794 (9.0 %) | 40,710 (43 %) | 3989 (53 %) | 3791 (53 %) | 198 (60 %) |
Individuals prescribed antibiotics (AB) at least once during 2011 | ||||||
Any ABc | 329,291 (26 %) | 287,067 (25 %) | 38,550 (41 %) | 3674 (49 %) | 3405 (48 %) | 269 (82 %) |
UTI ABd | 58,073 (4.7 %) | 45,626 (4.0 %) | 10,542 (11 %) | 1905 (25 %) | 1706 (24 %) | 199 (61 %) |
Non UTI ABe | 301,536 (24 %) | 264,466 (23 %) | 34,139 (36 %) | 2931 (39 %) | 2717 (38 %) | 214 (65 %) |
Mean antibiotic prescriptions per 100 inhabitants (SD) during 2011 | ||||||
Any ABc | 61 (171) | 53 (146) | 142 (325) | 199 (401) | 188 (388) | 440 (567) |
UTI ABd | 8 (560) | 6 (440) | 24 (116) | 69 (222) | 63 (209) | 191 (394) |
Non UTI ABe | 53 (154) | 47 (134) | 118 (290) | 130 (311) | 125 (306) | 248 (391) |