Table 2 Predictive factors for prescribing antibiotics at the time for hospital/clinic visiting caused by common cold.

Male

Reference

Female

0.86 (0.79–0.94)

Age, odds for + 1 year

0.98 (0.98–0.99)

Number of beds

500-

Reference

300–499

0.92 (0.73–1.16)

200–299

1.12 (0.85–1.48)

100–199

1.21 (0.96–1.53)

20–99

1.18 (0.91–1.53)

0–19

2.90 (2.44–3.46)

Diseases

With neoplasms, C00-D49 (vs. without)

0.94 (0.80–1.11)

With chronic lower respiratory diseases, J40-J47 (vs. without)

1.27 (1.17–1.38)

With hypertensive diseases, I10-I15 (vs. without)

0.70 (0.63–0.77)

With atrial fibrillation and flutter, I48 (vs. without)

0.81 (0.52–1.26)

With disorders of lipoprotein metabolism and other lipidemias, E78 (vs. without)

0.81 (0.73–0.90)

With inflammatory polyarthropathies, M05-M14 (vs. without)

0.83 (0.69–0.98)

With diabetes mellitus, E10-14 (vs. without)

0.82 (0.72–0.94)

With noninfective enteritis and colitis, K50-K52 (vs. without)

0.58 (0.42–0.81)