Table 1 Characteristics of the study cohort.
Variable | N = 56,069 |
|---|---|
Age | 7.3 (4.4,10.3) |
Gender | |
Female | 27,018 (48%) |
Male | 29,051 (52%) |
Deprivation index | |
Low | 20,466 (37%) |
High | 27,207 (49%) |
Missing | 8396 (15%) |
Comorbidity | |
None | 53,635 (96%) |
At least one | 2434 (4.3%) |
Number of visit(s) | |
0–7 | 52,508 (94%) |
≥ 8 | 3561 (6.4%) |
Number of antibiotics prescription(s) | |
0 | 36,677 (65%) |
1–2 | 14,086 (25%) |
≥ 3 | 5306 (9.5%) |
Region of residence | |
Veneto | 34,847 (62%) |
Campania | 6908 (12%) |
Piemonte | 2386 (4.3%) |
Sardegna | 820 (1.5%) |
Toscana | 3838 (6.8%) |
Marche | 3085 (5.5%) |
Sicilia | 2610 (4.7%) |
Puglia | 1575 (2.8%) |
